About Nagaur Festival |
| Event | Nagaur Festival |
| Location | Nagaur |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Category | Fair |
| Date | Feb 03, 2025 to Feb 06, 2025 |
| Main Attraction | A plethora of Cattle! |
| Overview/History | Nagaur festival (also known as Ramdeoji Cattle Fair), named after a town in Rajasthan is celebrated every year in the month of January or February. Nagaur Festival boasts of being the 2nd largest cattle festival in India attracting thousands of rural people from far and near. The festival witnesses the presence of cattle in number as massive as 70,000 or even more. These cattle are accompanied by their owners clad in colorful and ethnic Rajasthani clothes. |
| Celebration | The festival involves trading of cattle at a massive scale. One would probably not find such a variety of cattle anywhere in India at any other time. A singing and dancing extravaganza meant to be held over a period of four days continues for eight long days unofficially adding more colours to the colourful Rajasthan. The other activities held at the fair include:Tug of WarCamel racesBullock RacesCockfightsJugglingPuppet DancesCampfireStory Telling |
