Festival Flight Location
Pushkar Fair
The city of Pushkar is situated on the banks of the Pushkar Lake and is sacred to Hindus. The Pushkar city has the only temple of lord Brahma, the creator. The pushkar Camel fair is amongst the largest and oldest cattle fairs in the world. Popular belief is that on the day of full moon night in the month of Karthika, all the 330 million deities of Hinduism remain present in the lake of Pushkar. A cattle fair is held in conjunction with the holy festival. Hundreds of shops sell camels, horses, bulls, cows, and much more.
Jaisalmer Desert festival
During withers, the sands around Jaisalmer come alive with the brilliant colors, music and laughter of the Desert Festival. The fair has snake charmers, puppeteers, acrobats and folk performers. Camels, of course, play a stellar role in this festival, where the rich and colorful folk culture of Rajasthan is on show. The festival includes events like Mr. and Miss Desert, moustache competition, turban tying competition between Indians and foreigners, beautiful rangolis spread with the golden fort as their backdrop. The festival culminates with a spectacular fireworks display!!
Nagaur Fair
Nagaur bustles with life during the annual cattle fair, which is one of the largest in the country. Exciting games, tug of war, camel races and strains of ballads create a joyful atmosphere. The quaint town of Nagaur is on of the most picturesque of Rajasthan. Rajasthani men are seen wearing colourful turbans and flaunting long moustaches. Wooden items, iron carft and leather accessories are available in aboundance during the fair. The red chilly market is a blaze of red!
Hampi Festival
Organized by the Government of Karnataka, the hampi festival includes dance, frama, music, fireworks, puppet shows and spectacular processions; pecreating the grandeur of a bygone era. The magnificent ruined city of Hampi, once the capital of the Vijayanagar Empire, one of the greatest empires in the history of India, comes alive during the lively festival.
SurajKund Crafts Mela
Launched by Haryana tourism in 1981, the Surajkund Crafts Mela( near Delhi ) celebrates cultural events on a national level. The fortnight long fair brings the rhythms of flok theatre, the finest handlooms and handicrafts traditions of country and a mini food festival. Held in the month of February,the fair embodies the spirit that runs through the people of India and its rich culture. Beneath thatched roof platforms, master crafts persons carefully display the finest of handlooms and handicrafts from all over the country. Te event is colorful and rich in experience, and prices are relatively low compared to emporia.
