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Camel Festival of Bikaner
| Location: | Near Junagarh Fort in Bikaner, Rajasthan. |
| Significance : | Dedicated to the Ship of the Desert, Camel |
| Time of Celebration : | January |
Attraction: Best Breed Competition, Tug-Of- War, Camel Dance, Acrobatics.
Organized by the Department of Tourism, Art & Culture of Rajasthan, Camel Festival is held every year in the desert land to attract tourists who love to see long-necked, hunch-backed camels dancing to the tunes and directions of their trainers. Their rhythmic footwork, decorative bridles, jingling anklets with a backdrop of massive Junagarh Fort made of red sandstone and dusky sands mesmerize the audience. Camels are undeniably an important beast of burden in the desert land and here you can see how proudly the breeders dressed in vibrant colors display their bedecked camels.
There is best breed competition, acrobatics and tug-of-war contest that lends gaiety to the festival. Casting spell on the onlookers, one can see, eminent artistes and local folk performers of Rajasthan that compliment the charisma of euphoric dancers who swirl their skirts and move in circles untiringly, fire dancers who balance burning lamps on their foreheads while dancing and crackers and fireworks that takes the message of happiness and joyousness to the skies.
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 cartloads, transport grain and even work at the wells.
The Camel Festival begins with a colorful 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, acrobatics, etc.
The camels display amazing footwork, dancing gracefully to the slightest direction of their trainers. Bridal, bridles, bejeweled necks, jingling anklets and long, lanky camel shadow on dusky sands cast a magical spell. Hundreds of tourists and thousands of locals and dignitaries revel in this man-and-animal affair organized 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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