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.
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.
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