Pushkar Fair 2013

November is here and so is the Pushkar Fair of colors, camels and chaos!!

Scheduled for the November 10th to 17th, 2013, the Pushkar Fair near Ajmer is an event which is well-known not only in India but the world over. This annual camel fair held at Pushkar every year, is a fabulous amalgamation of a religious event, commercial fair and tourist event.

Held on the auspicious day of Karthik Purnima, when Hindu’s bathe in Pushkar Lake and pray at the Brahma Temple, the camel fair offers a magnanimous ambiance of trade- busy buying and selling of camels and cattle.  Numerous other activities to attract are the cultural performances, a camel beauty pageant and so many fun filled activity as people, horses, camels, donkeys converge on this small town of colorful Rajasthan.

Camel herders have already arrived with their camels for the annual cattle fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan.  Folk dance- music, mouth-watering traditional delicacies and colorful shops would spring up during this fair. A host of cultural events against the backdrop of this pretty setting are also organized including attractive puppet shows.

This fair attracts people not only from India but a large number of tourists from other countries as well. Check out the tentative cultural programme schedule below…

Tentative

PUSHKAR   FAIR – 2013, November 10- 17           

Sunday, November 10

Time	Event	Venue
09.00–09.25 a.m.	Flag Hoisting	Stadium
09.30–10.00 a.m.	Mandna Competition	Stadium
09.35–09.50 a.m.	Group Dance (By School Girls)	Stadium
10.05–10.25 a.m.	Camel Race	Stadium
10.30–11.30 a.m.	Football Match (Locals v/s Visitors)	Stadium
06.00–06.30 p.m.	Deepdan	Sarovar (Lake)

Monday, November 11

10.00–11.00 a.m.	Satolia Match (Locals v/s Visitors) (Traditional Game)	Stadium
10.30–11.00 a.m.	Langari Taang Competition (Traditional Game)	Stadium
11.00–11.30 a.m.	Camel Decoration (Gorband)	Stadium
05.00–05.30 p.m.	Maha Aarti	Varah Ghat

Tuesday, November 12

11.00–12.00 noon	Camel Dance Competition	Stadium
12.00–01.00 p.m.	Horse Dance Competition	Stadium
05.00–05.30 p.m.	Maha Aarti	Varah Ghat
08.00–09.00 p.m.	Temple Dance	Old Rangji Temple

Wednesday, November 13

08.00–10.00 a.m.	Spiritual Walk	Gurudwara-Stadium
10.00–11.00 a.m.	Kabbadi Match (Locals v/s Visitors)	Stadium
01.00–02.00 p.m.	Inter Panchayat Samiti Rural Sports Competition	Stadium
03.00–03.30 p.m.	Inauguration of “Shilp Gram” Art & craft Bazaar	Shilp Gram
03.00–03.30 p.m.	Inauguration of “Shilp Gram” Art & craft Bazaar	Shilp Gram
05.00–05.30 p.m.	Maha Aarti	Varah Ghat
05.30–06.00 p.m.	Inauguration of Gir & Cross Breed Cattle Exhibition	Cattle Exhibition Ground
06.00–06.30 p.m.	Inauguration of “Udhyog Craft Fair”	Rural Haat
08.00–09.00 p.m.	Temple Dance	Old Rangji Temple
08.30-10.00 p.m.	Cultural Programme	Stadium

Thursday,  November 14

10.00–11.00 a.m.	Gir and Cross Breed Competition	Stadium
11.00–11.30 a.m.	Turban Tying and Tilak Competition	Stadium
11a.m.–09 p.m.	“Shilp Gram” Art & Craft Bazaar	Shilp Gram
11 a.m.–10 p.m.	Udhyog Craft Fair	Rural Haat
11.30–12.00 noon	Moustache Competition	Stadium
01.00–02.00 p.m.	Inter Panchayat Samiti Rural Sports Competition	Stadium
05.00–05.30 p.m.	Maha Aarti	Varah Ghat
07.00–08.30 p.m.	Indian Bride & Groom Competition (For Foreigners) by Rajasthan Tourism	Stadium
08.00–09.00 p.m.	Temple Dance	Old Rangji Temple
08.30-10.00 p.m.	Musical evening by renowned vocalist Smt. Vidhya shah	Stadium

 

Friday, November 15

08.00– 09.00 a.m.	Wrestling Competition	Stadium
11.00–11.30 a.m.	Matka Race (Water pot race for Women)	Stadium
11a.m.–09 p.m.	“Shilp Gram” Art & Craft Mela	Shilp Gram
11a.m.–10 p.m.	Udhyog Craft Fair	Rural Haat
10.00–11.00 a.m.	Horse, Camel and Nagauri Bull-Animal Competition	Stadium
12.30–01.00 p.m.	Matka phod Competition (Locals v/s Visitors)	Stadium
01.00–02.00 p.m.	Inter Panchayat Samiti Rural Sports Competition	Stadium
05.00–05.30 p.m.	Maha Aarti	Varah Ghat
07.00–09.30 p.m.	Best of Rajasthan – Cultural Show by Rajasthan Tourism	Stadium
08.00–09.00 p.m.	Temple Dance	Old Rangji Temple

Saturday, November 16

11.00–11.30 a.m.	Musical Chair Race	Stadium
11a.m.–09 p.m.	“Shilpgram” Art & Craft Bazaar	Shilp Gram
11a.m.–10 p.m.	Udhyog Craft Fair	Rural Haat
03.00–04.00 p.m.	Champion Cattle Competition	Cattle Exhibition Ground
01.00–02.00 p.m.	Inter Panchayat Samiti Rural Sports Competition (Final)	Stadium
05.00–05.30 p.m.	Maha Aarti	Varah Ghat
07.00–10.00 p.m.	Cultural Programme	Stadium
08.00–09.00 p.m.	Temple Dance	Old Rangji Temple

 

Sunday, November 17

09.00–11.00 a.m.	Closing Ceremony & Prize Distribution (Cultural Programme,  Folk Artists & Camel Parade, Cattle Show, Horse Race, Camel Race, Tug of War, Jalebi Race, Water Pot Race etc.)	Stadium
11 a.m.–10 p.m.	Udhyog Craft Fair	Rural Haat
05.00–05.30 p.m.	Maha Aarti	Varah Ghat
08.00–09.00 p.m.	Temple Dance	Old Rangji Temple