Posted
November 6, 2013
Would
you like to visit Pushkar, India, alongside hundreds of thousands of
people and thousands of camels, cattle, and horses?
Would
you like to stay in a luxury tented camp as you smell and taste, hear
and see, and experience all the varied cultural offerings? Or
perhaps you would rather stay in one of the hotels tucked between
bazaars and cafes in the medieval town.
Whether
it's going to the Pushkar Lake to watch the buying, selling, and
trading of livestock, or it's browsing the stalls full of fabrics and
clothing, jewelry and trinkets, handicrafts of all sorts—the
Pushkar Camel Fair promises to be a lively spot!
Aside
from all of that, there are processions and parades, contests such as
the Longest Mustache Contest, races, exhibits, cricket exhibitions,
and fairground rides. Of course there is music and dancing and good
food! Many visitors bathe in the lake, which is said to be holy, and
there are religious festivities on the last day (which, in 2013, is
on November 17).
This video gives you a nice taste of the Pushkar Camel Fair. (It would
be even nicer if you could actually taste the food in the video!)
One
Hump or Two?
The
kind of camels traded in this Northern Indian fair are called
dromedary camels. They have one hump, live in drier, sandier
locations, and have shorter hair than the other variety, the
two-humped Bactrian camels.
Which
sort of camel do you think has bushy eyebrows and two rows of thick
eyelashes to protect from blowing sand? Which has wide feet with
cushion-like pads to make it easier to walk on loose sand or rocky
terrain? Which can go from days to weeks without food or water?
If
you answered “both of them.” good for you! Both dromedaries and
Bactrians have these adaptations that help them live in the harsh
desert environment.
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