Camel Festival

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A lively & 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, & 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 & 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 & acrobatics, etc.

The camels display amazing footwork, dancing gracefully to the slightest direction of their trainers.

Bridal, bridles, bejewelled necks, jingling anklets & long, lanky camel shadows on dusky sands cast a magical spell.

Hundreds of tourists & thousands of locals & dignitaries revel in this man-&-animal affair organised especially for the tourists.

The evenings close with a different tenor & tempo altogether: a traditional rendezvous of renowned artistes of Rajasthan & the local folk performers.

The jubilant skirt-swirling dancers, the awe inspiring fire dance, & the dazzling fireworks light up the fortified desert city of Bikaner.

Bikaner is connected by rail & road with all the major cities. The nearest airport is at Jodhpur (243 kms.)

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