An early start today as walking around in a desert gets a little hot at midday. We were up and out for an early morning chai and a tasty rice flakes breakfast.
The Pushkar fruit and vegetable market was a hive of activity, many of the ladies wearing beautiful brightly coloured saris. We explored a few of the mass of temples in Pushkar but as foreigners we are not allowed to enter some of them.
After a short walk we arrived at the camel fair. There are a lot of camels and horses too. We leisurely enjoyed strolling amongst them, amazed at what odd looking creatures they are. We watched the owners putting the camels through their paces, practicing for the camel dancing competition tomorrow! Some of them had their front legs tied together, we assume to stop them running away, though they still seemed to try! Many are decorated with their faces painted, however we are not sure if there is a beauty contest for the camels too.
It got a little hot so we decided to hide from the heat back at the hotel for a few hours. When we made it back out to the fair the sun was setting and people were preparing for a night in the desert. Fires were lit, dinners served and camels were taking up their sleeping positions in the sand.
We also needed dinner and ate before retiring to the hotel. Tomorrow the excitement of the festival really starts!
The Pushkar fruit and vegetable market was a hive of activity, many of the ladies wearing beautiful brightly coloured saris. We explored a few of the mass of temples in Pushkar but as foreigners we are not allowed to enter some of them.
After a short walk we arrived at the camel fair. There are a lot of camels and horses too. We leisurely enjoyed strolling amongst them, amazed at what odd looking creatures they are. We watched the owners putting the camels through their paces, practicing for the camel dancing competition tomorrow! Some of them had their front legs tied together, we assume to stop them running away, though they still seemed to try! Many are decorated with their faces painted, however we are not sure if there is a beauty contest for the camels too.
It got a little hot so we decided to hide from the heat back at the hotel for a few hours. When we made it back out to the fair the sun was setting and people were preparing for a night in the desert. Fires were lit, dinners served and camels were taking up their sleeping positions in the sand.
We also needed dinner and ate before retiring to the hotel. Tomorrow the excitement of the festival really starts!