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Pushkar Camel Festival

November 25th 2007
The Pushkar Camel Festival is one of the biggest animal markets in the country. Pushkar is flooded with camels, horses, and cows parading around strutting their stuff. Camels can be bought for as little as 10,000 rupees ($260) and the largest sum paid for a horse was 51 lakhs ($135,000). The festival lasts for 5 days and unfortunately we missed the first 2 days when most of the bidding happens. By ... read more
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