Pushkar Camel Fair

The annual five-day Pushkar Fair is held in the town of Pushkar in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The fair attracts hundreds of Rabadi herdsmen who buy and sell thousands of camels here each year. The camels are decorated with colourful bits of clothes and papers for trading, and there are also camel races and camel beauty parades to take part in. It is one of the world's largest camel fairs. Apart from buying and selling of livestock, it has become an important tourist attraction and its highlights are competitions, such as the ‘matka phod’, ‘longest moustache’, and ‘bridal competition’. In recent years, the fair has also included an exhibition cricket match between the local Pushkar club and a team of random foreign tourists.