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A group of traders are stitching decorative items on their camels at Pushkar fair Royalty Free Stock Photo

Tourist enjoying a ride on camel cart at Pushkar fair Rajasthan India Royalty Free Stock Photo

A group of traders are stitching decorative items on their camels at Pushkar fair

Men trade their livestock, which includes camels, horses, cows, sheep and goats. Rural families shop at the handicraft stalls full of bracelets, clothes, textiles and fabrics. A camel race starts off the festival, with music, songs and exhibitions to follow. Between these events, the most waited for is the test of how the camel is able to bring the items. In order to demonstrate, the men go up on the group of camels one after another.The Pushkar Fair, also called the Pushkar Camel Fair or locally as Kartik Mela or Pushkar ka Mela is an annual multi-day livestock fair and cultural fÃªte held in the town of Pushkar near Ajmer city in Ajmer district in Rajasthan, India. The fair starts with the Hindu calendar month of Kartik and ends on the Kartik Purnima, which typically overlaps with late October and early November in the Gregorian calendar. Over 1 million visitors came to Pushkar throughout the year.The Pushkar fair alone attracts over 200,000 visitors.