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Published: November 21st 2012
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Tired Little Youngster
It is a long journey for some of the camel herds as Pushkar is the largest human-animal gathering on earth. This little guy was fighting to keep his eyes open to see the excitement. Eventually, fatigue took over and he was sound asleep on his mom's neck. It took a little planning, a lot of traveling and some patience, but we have come across the finishline...we are in Pushkar! There was a little apprehension before we arrived that we may be making this journey for naught and that we would get off the train and find about three camels lined up.
Fear not...the Pushkar Camel Festival far exceeded my expectations within the first 15 minutes of arriving.
We left our hotel on the first morning with the goal of walking 10 to 12 miles in exploration, by the turn of the first corner we were face-to-face with a camel caravan heading to the fair. There were about 50 camels and five herders driving the herd. We determined there should be 7 herders, so we joined in the process and made sure our herd got to the fair grounds and got bedded down for the day. We turned a few heads in the process, but it was a blast.
When we reached the sand dune designated for the camels (dad and I call it "camelot"), my breath was actually taken away. There were thousands of camels...there were different ages of camels; different colors; some were branded,
some were painted; some were sleeping and some were milling...
The scene was absolutely overwhelming and heart-racing. There is no disappointment at the Pushkar Camel Fair as dreams do come true in Pushkar.
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Nancy
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alright Vals
You're not happy are you Vals?? I love the photo with the two men standing in front of their camels. Looks like that baby camel is smiling for you. Have fun. Nancy