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By: guest on 18th June, 2010 with 0 comments

An astonishing 50,000 camels converge on the tiny desert town of Pushkar, in India's state of Rajasthan, for the Pushkar Camel Fair. It's a fascinating and peculiar sight, and a great opportunity to witness an old traditional style Indian festival.

The original intention behind the Pushkar Camel Fair was to attract local camel and cattle traders to do business during the holy Kartik Purnima festival, held in Pushkar around the full moon in the Hindu lunar month of Kartika. The fair has now also become a major tourist attraction.

It is organized in a small town of Pushkar, near Ajmer, located on the edge of the Thar Desert in the state of Rajasthan.

The influx of visitors during the camel fair causes the demand for accommodations to skyrocket, and prices increase accordingly. There are two main options for organizing a place to stay -- either arrive a couple of days before the fair starts and find somewhere (which is the cheaper option), or book in advance. You can expect to pay at least four times more than normal hotel rates. Accommodations include simple guest houses, desert tents, heritage hotels, and farm stays. Some reputable places are the budget Hotel Everest, Seventh Heaven boutique heritage hotel, Royal Safari Camp luxury tents, and Pushkar Resorts.