Camel Festival
A lively and 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, and Bikaner
just the right place to see the Ships of the Desert. |

A lively and 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, 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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