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Pure-bred white horses being loaded on truck at Pushkar Mela in Rajasthan: Are those Marwari horses?
Rajasthan
Women of Rajasthan dance en masse decked up in sarees and traditional finery: Pushkar Mela Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Camel country India: Camel wears red pom-pom atop its nose, at largest Camel trading fair, Rajasthan
Pushkar, Rajasthan
Green bottle balanced on nose, little girl carries out a complex balancing act at Pushkar mela India
Rajasthan
Result 1Rajasthani men walk around the fairground of the annual multi-day camel fair in Pushkar in Rajasthan
Rajasthan·festival · livestock
Rajasthani men walk around the fairground during the annual multi-day camel fair in Pushkar in Rajasthan. People take camel ride can be seen. One can see a decorated camel cart on the fairground.
Result 2Woman daredevil rides the 'Maut ka kuan' or 'Wall of Death' at Pushkar Fair, as audience offer money
Rajasthan·festival · livestock
The bikers manage to snatch the currency notes on offer to them, from the audience! Riveting with its dose of adrenaline rush is the 'Wall of death' and its performers who defy gravity with their daring carnival show.
Result 3Main Bazaar in Pushkar is known for its collection of wide variety of Rajasthani items and products
Rajasthan·bazaar · temple
Shopping in Pushkar's main bazaar also involves shopping for various leather goods, bangles, beads, puppets, bangles and puppets. All these products and items perfectly reflect the rich culture and tradition of the state of Rajasthan.
Result 4Maha Aarti at Brahma Temple During Pushkar Mela Lights Up the Sacred Town in Divine Splendor Glory
Rajasthan·ceremony · temple
The Maha Aarti at Brahma Temple during the vibrant Pushkar Mela transforms the sacred town into a luminous spiritual spectacle.
Result 5Women enter impromptu Wrestling competition, Pushkar Mela Rajasthan: Indian-foreign tourist Kushti
Rajasthan·sport · festival
Women enter impromptu Wrestling competition at Pushkar Mela Fair in Rajasthan: Kushti for Indians and foreign tourists
Result 6Cricket match held impromptu in Pushkar town, Rajasthan, between local Rajasthanis and expatriates
Rajasthan·sport
Cricket match held impromptu in Pushkar town, Rajasthan, between local Rajasthanis and expatriates, tourists and visitors.
Result 7Cute kids doing stunts at Pushkar mela: To the travelling circus born are these Rajasthani bachhas
Rajasthan·festival
Competent and well trained kids put up a show at Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan. Green bottles are used as tools; one routine has a girl stand atop the bottle while another has her balance the bottle. Various contortionist acts follow...
Result 8Camel with pink and multi-coloured nose tassles chews non-chalatantly at Pushkar mela in Rajasthan
Rajasthan·livestock · festival
Camel with pink and multi-coloured nose tassles chews non-chalatantly at Pushkar mela or Camel fair in Rajasthan. Many colours adorn its back in a complex seat cum adornment.
Result 9At the vibrant Pushkar Fair a young woman performs a traditional circus act on an open fairground
Rajasthan·festival · village
At the vibrant Pushkar Fair, a young woman performs a traditional circus act on anopen fairground, skillfully balancing and maneuvering innumerable glass bottles.
Result 10Negotiation, sale and transfer logistics: Horse for sale at Pushkar Mela animal fair in Rajasthan
Rajasthan·festival · highway
Negotiation, sale and transfer logistics: Horse for sale at Pushkar Mela animal fair in Rajasthan. A chorpoy bed is placed at the back of a truck to prevent the horses from falling out!
Result 11Dancing horse at Pushkar Mela in Rajasthan: Horsemanship or downright shabby treatment of horses?
Rajasthan·dance · festival
Dancing horse at Pushkar Mela in Rajasthan: Horsemanship or downright shabby treatment of horses?
Result 12To the circus born: Women and young girls perform cart-wheels and acrobatic feats at Pushkar mela
Rajasthan·festival
To the circus born: Stunt women and young girls perform acrobatic and contortionist feats at Pushkar mela in Rajasthan. Cart-wheels seem to impress the predominantly rural audience, as well.
Result 13Rajasthani woman dances as baba and impromptu musical group sing a bhajan at Pushkar in Rajasthan
Rajasthan·music
An old baba sings a bhajan accompanied by percussion on his mud pot based instrument, hitting it with his fingers (one of which has a plastic ring on it, to make the percussive sound on contact with the earthern pot).
Result 14Dance of the snake people: Kalbelia dance by Gulabo Sapera and team at Pushkar Mela in Rajasthan
Rajasthan·dance · festival
Dance of the snake people: Kalbelia snake dance by Gulabo Sapera and team at Pushkar Mela in Rajasthan
Result 15Young girl does a Tight rope walking act, on feet and knees, at Pushkar mela in Rajasthan, India
Rajasthan·festival
With the rope jumping up and down precariously, a young girl does a Tight rope walking act at th Pushkar mela camel fair in Rajasthan, India.
Result 16Tourists and devotees alike attend evening aarti at Brahma Kund lake in Pushkar town, Rajasthan
Rajasthan·river · ceremony
Tourists and devotees alike attend evening aarti at Brahma Kund lake in Pushkar town, Rajasthan
Result 17Winter special Mawa made with sesame seeds, jaggery and groundnut oil at Pushkar Fair Rajasthan
Rajasthan·festival
During the famous Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan, a special winter delicacy known as mawa is prepared and enjoyed by locals and visitors alike.
Result 18Camel ride at Pushkar mela. If not at a camel fair, then where else would one get a camel ride?
Rajasthan·livestock · festival
Camel ride at Pushkar mela. If not at a camel fair, then where else would one get a camel ride? Pushkar is truly a tourist trap and camels set the tone for the tourist draw.
Result 19Horse dancing to drum beats at Pushkar Mela in Rajasthan, but is this not horse ill treatment?
Rajasthan·festival · dance
Horses are made to supposedly dance or display their skills, to the beats of the dhol and other drums, at the Pushkar Camel Fair and the Rural Olympics at Kila Raipur in Punjab.
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