FAIRS & FESTIVALS
Camel Festival, Bikaner
Camel Festival, Bikaner ( January ): An enchanting desert city which
comes alive with music and dance. It is fast gaining popularity as the visitor
finds an opportunity to see some unusual folk performances, camel, race camel
dance etc. here.
A lively and colourful event, the Camel Festival is organised by the Department
of Tourism, Art & Culture, Rajasthan in Bikaner every year. January is just
the right month for a desert spree, and Bikaner just the right place to see
the Ships of the Desert. In the camel country Bikaner, these desert leviathans
pull heavy cart loads, transport grain and even work at the wells.
The Camel Festival begins with a colourful procession of bedecked camels against
the red sandstone backdrop of the Junagarh Fort, the festivity advances to
the open sand-spreads of the grounds, followed by the best breed competition,
the tug-of-war contest, camel dance and acrobatics, etc.
The camels display amazing footwork, dancing gracefully to the slightest direction
of their trainers. Bridal, bridles, bejewelled necks, jingling anklets and
long, lanky camel shadows on dusky sands cast a magical spell. Hundreds of
tourists and thousands of locals and dignitaries revel in this man-and-animal
affair organised especially for the tourists.
The evenings close with a different tenor and tempo altogether: a traditional
rendezvous of renowned artistes of Rajasthan and the local folk performers.
The jubilant skirt-swirling dancers, the awe inspiring fire dance, and the
dazzling fireworks light up the fortified desert city of Bikaner.
Bikaner is connected by rail and road with all the major cities. The nearest
airport is at Jodhpur (243 kms.).
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