PUSHKAR DIARY
Visit Pushkar during the world famous Pushkar Camel Fair, which is also the
biggest highlight of the Pushkar tourism. The fair provides a great opportunity
to view the colors of Rajasthani life-style. So if you are planning to travel
to Pushkar, make sure that you don't miss this colorful extravaganza.
| Month |
Date |
Day |
Event |
| January |
14 |
Friday |
Makar Sankrati
Kite Festival |
| March |
24 |
Friday |
Sawarayian from Vishnu Temple |
| April |
6 |
Thursday |
Lake Festival and Sindhi Festival |
|
7-18 |
Friday |
Sawariya from Old Vishnu Temple. |
|
18 |
Tuesday |
Full Moon |
|
18 |
Tuesday |
Hanuman Jayanti |
| May |
21 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
|
4 |
Thursday |
New Moon |
| June |
14-18 |
Sunday |
Holy Bath |
|
18 |
Thursday |
Full Moon |
|
2 |
Friday |
New Moon |
| July |
16 |
Friday |
Full Moon |
|
1 |
Saturday |
New Moon |
|
15 |
Saturday |
Guru Pujan |
|
16 |
Sunday |
Full Moon |
|
21 |
Friday |
Panch Kund Fair of Hills |
|
31 |
Monday |
Lakshmi Mela at Naag Pahad. |
| August |
4 |
Friday |
Naag Panchami |
|
1-12 |
Tuesday |
Jhule from Vishnu Temple |
|
15 |
Tuesday |
Full Moon |
|
15 |
Tuesday |
Raksha Bandhan |
|
20 |
Sunday |
Ajay Pal Fair of Hills |
|
23 |
Wednesday |
Janamasthami |
|
25 |
Friday |
Pap Mochani Mata Fair of Hills. |
|
27 |
Sunday |
Baijanath Fair of Monastery. |
|
29 |
Tuesday |
New Moon |
| September |
1 |
Friday |
Fair of Ganeshji |
|
3 |
Sunday |
Ajay Pal Mela Fair of Monastery |
|
5 |
Tuesday |
Fair of Savitri Temple |
|
8 |
Friday |
Ramdevji Ka Mela |
|
12 |
Tuesday |
Bhairoji Fair |
|
13 |
Wednesday |
Full Moon |
|
27 |
Wednesday |
New Moon |
|
28 |
Thursday |
Navratra Puja |
| October |
1 |
Sunday |
Ram Leela Festival. |
|
2 |
Monday |
Gandhi Jayanti |
|
5-6 |
Thursday |
Dushera Mela |
|
7 |
Saturday |
Dushera |
|
9 |
Monday |
Bharat Milap Mela |
|
13 |
Friday |
Full Moon |
|
24 |
Tuesday |
Dhanteras |
|
26 |
Thursday |
Diwali |
|
27 |
Friday |
New Moon |
|
29 |
Sunday |
Bhaiya Dooj |
| November |
6-11 |
Monday |
Pushkar Fair |
|
11 |
Saturday |
Full Moon |
| December |
25 |
Saturday |
New Moon |
|
11 |
Monday |
Full Moon |
|
25 |
Monday |
New Moon |
|
25 |
Monday |
Christmas |
In the Vaikunth Venkatesh temple a small festival is held 10 days in a month.
In the numerous temples at Pushkar there are a number of fairs held at various
times in commemoration and invocation of the deity. Besides the above, prayers
and aarti are performed in the temples everyday in the morning as well as in
the evening.