Bikaner Camel Festival
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Karni Singh Stadium, Karni Singh Stadium Road, Mehron Ka Bas, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
Free entry. Registration not required.
Schedule and Timing:
The Bikaner Camel Fair is held in the month of January.
Description:Camels were a part of the Rajasthani life and the Camel Fair at Bikaner is a celebration of this culture. The Bikaner Camel Fair attracts a lot of foreign tourists. Several fun competitions are held in which the visiting tourists play as one side. It has all the elements of the village fair but in a more grandiose fashion.
Camel safari and ride is arranged for tourists at the Raisar village which is about 15 km from Bikaner on the Jaipur Highway between 8 am to 10 am on the opening day.
A ceremonial procession is held from the Junagarh Fort to the Karni SIngh Stadium, which is the main venue for the fair on the opening day between 11.30 am to 12.30 noon.
Other attractions include
- Camel Decoration competition
- Camel Fur Cutting Competition
- Beauty Pageants
- Tug of War
- Village Wrestling
- Water Pot race for women
- Musical Chair for women
- Kabaddi Competition
- Fire Dance
- Band Recital by Army
- Exhibition and Sale of camel products
Cultural programs by renowned artists from various parts of India are held in the evenings of the festival days.
Event id: 1022058884
Published on December 28th, 2018, 5:57 pm
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