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Camel Festival, Bikaner
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Tourism, Art & Culture, Rajasthan in Bikaner every year. January
is just the right month for a desert spree, and 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 and
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
and acrobatics, etc.
The camels display amazing footwork, dancing gracefully to the slightest
direction of their trainers. Bridal, bridles, bejewelled necks, jingling
anklets and long, lanky camel shadows on dusky sands cast a magical
spell. Hundreds of tourists and thousands of locals and dignitaries
revel in this man-and-animal affair organised especially for the tourists.
The evenings close with a different tenor and tempo altogether: a
traditional rendezvous of renowned artistes of Rajasthan and the local
folk performers.
The jubilant skirt-swirling dancers, the awe inspiring fire dance,
and the dazzling fireworks light up the fortified desert city of Bikaner.
Bikaner is connected by rail and road with all the major cities. The
nearest airport is at Jodhpur (243 kms.).
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