About This Festival
The Pushkar Camel Fair is one of the world's largest livestock fairs and one of India's most extraordinary spectacles — a confluence of some 50,000 camels, horses and cattle that draws traders, pilgrims and photographers from across the globe. The fair takes place on the dunes outside Pushkar each November, building to its climax on Kartik Purnima (the full moon of Kartik), when pilgrims descend on the sacred Pushkar Lake for a ritual bath. The fair is a unique combination of religious pilgrimage, livestock trading, rural Rajasthan, folk culture and tourism. On one side: camels, horses and cattle brought from rural Rajasthan — decorated, bought and sold, with traditional competitions and cultural programmes. On the other side: the sacred Pushkar Lake, where Hindu pilgrims come to bathe and perform religious ceremonies. Beyond the trading, the fair is a festival of folk music, acrobatics, turban-tying competitions and camel races — a riot of colour, noise and activity against the backdrop of the desert at dusk. For foreign tourists, Pushkar offers a remarkable opportunity to experience the traditional world of Rajasthan — camels, horses, cattle, colourful costumes, folk music, desert landscapes and Hindu pilgrimage all in one place.
Where to Celebrate
Plan Your Visit
Journey 6 passes through Pushkar — time it for the Camel Fair and you'll witness one of the world's great spectacles.
View JourneyThe Pushkar stop on this journey can be perfectly timed for the Camel Fair in November.
View Journey
September "“ February
Delhi · Agra · Ramathra Fort · Ranthambore · Jaipur · Pushkar · Deogarh · Udaipur · Ranakpur · Kumbhalgarh · Jodhpur · Delhi
October "“ March
Delhi · Amritsar · Varanasi · Agra · Jaipur · Pushkar · Jodhpur · Rawla Narlai · Udaipur · Delhi
Om will design your itinerary to arrive at the perfect moment.
