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 Pushkar Fair :

It records the biggest influx of tourists and partcipants. Enchanting folk music and dances, camel races, their trading and beauty contests, tug of war between the hosts and the guests, air shows and a lot more keep the guests entertained for an entire week.

Dates :   Oct / Nov every year (20 - 28 Nov 2012)

Venue : Pushkar (130 km from Jaipur), Rajasthan

Timings :  0900 hrs till late afternoon everyday 

Camel Festival:

It is a 3 day extravaganza where the ship of the desert camel hogs all the limelight. There are competitions for best decorated camel, best fur cutting design on the camel, fastest camel.....you also get to see the camels dancing - a sight that will etch in your memory forever.

Dates : January every year (8 - 9 Jan 2012)

Venue : Bikaner, Rajasthan

Timings : events begin in the afternoon & continue throughout the day

Desert Festival :

It is the time when supposedly dead and dull sand of Jaisalmer echoes with the verve of participants and the tourists who pour in every winters for a 3 day carnival in the dunes of the Thar desert. Turban tying contest, best mustaches, Mr. Desert contest.....and much more.

Dates : Jan/ Feb every year (5 - 7 Feb 2012)

Venue : Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Timings : mornings and evenings

Elephant festival : 

Coincides with the Hindu festival of colors Holi, so it calls for double celebrations. Unlike other major festivals of  Rajasthan where camels steal the show, the elephants take the center stage here. There are elephant parades, elephant races, polo matches, beauty pagents etc all for these pachyderms.

Dates :  Feb / March (7 March 2012)

Venue : Chaugan Stadium, Jaipur

Timings : 4 pm onwards