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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.
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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