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Nagaur Desert Camp also organizes tented accommodation near nagaur fair . Currently 30 Luxury tents offer accommodation to those wishing to come and witness the amazing cattle fair. Luxuriously designed tents beautifully appointed bedroom, a large bathroom and a private verandah. The interiors are kept contemporary, and the feel of Rajasthan is brought in by beautiful pieces of blue pottery and marble. Each bathroom is equipped with 24 hours running cold & hot water.
Nagaur Fair is the second biggest fair in India. The fair
goes on for eight days. Nagaur Fair of Jodhpur, Rajasthan is
held every year during the month of Jan-Feb.
It is popularly known as the Cattle fair of Nagaur. This is
because the Nagaur Fair is mainly all about trading of
animals. Approximately 70,000 bullocks, camels and horses
are traded every year in this fair. The animals lavishly
decorated and even their owners dress up wearing colorful
turbans and long moustaches. Other trading in the Nagaur
Fair in Jodhpur, India consists of sheep to Marwari horses
to spices. Some other attractions include the Mirchi bazaar
(largest red-chilly market of India), wooden items,
iron-crafts and camel leather accessories.
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There is a lot of sports activity
also in the fair. The sports range from tug-of-war,
camel races to bullock races to cock fights. Nagaur fair
is also famous for its jugglers, puppeteers,
storytellers, etc. For further entertainment, there is
the folk music of the Jodhpur echoing throughout the
fair.
Event Profile - The Nagaur Fair or the Cattle Fair of
Rajasthan is held in the month of January-February every
year. The Fair, which goes for eight days, is the second
largest cattle fair of India, and boasts of trading
about 70,000 bullocks, camels and horses every year.
Nagaur, where the fair is organized, is one of the most
charming Rajput towns in Rajasthan.
Thousands of animals, magnificently garlanded with lots
of accessories, to provide a vibrant look to them, are
gathered at the fair for trading. The owners, displaying
their colourful turban and long moustaches, sell cows,
bullocks, oxen, horses and camels. In addition to the
huge animal exhibition, the fair is also popular for its
Mirchi Bazaar (red chilly market), which is biggest in
India. The fair also trades for wooden items,
iron-crafts and camel leather accessories and many other
things.
Besides doing business, the visitors get excellent
opportunity to enjoy a diversity of enthralling
activities at the fair. The major sports held at the
fair include tug-of-war, camel races, bullock races and
cockfights. While jugglers; puppeteers, storytellers and
campfire evenings make it a life time experience; feel
the stillness of the desert sand amid the enchanting
ambience created by the folk music of Jodhpur.
Nagaur Cattle Fair Nagaur - Nagaur is the very famous
quaint and scenic town in Rajasthan. It attracts huge
number of tourists during the cattle fair popularly
referred to as the Nagaur Cattle Fair, Nagaur.
The Nagaur Cattle Fair in Nagaur marks the trading of
cattle on an expansive and extensive scale. This fair is
celebrated for 8 days on an annual basis. It usually
takes place in the Hindu month of Magha that comprises
of January and February months of English.
The Nagaur Cattle Fair, Nagaur is reputed to be the
second biggest cattle fair of Rajasthan. In this fair as
many as 70, 000 bullocks, camels and horses are traded
and owing to the presence of this huge number of cattle
this fair has been assigned great importance. However it
is just not the number factor for which this fair has
risen into popularity. It is also about the quality of
the cattle that has earned it a special reputation.
In the Nagaur's Cattle Fair all the cattle are
beautifully decorated. These are spotted boasting
fascinating accessories in absolutely lavish manner.
However it is not the cattle only that are beautified.
The owners also boast of gorgeous turbans speckled with
vibrant colors and impressive long moustaches.
Apart from cattle the other items that are also
exhibited for trading in the Nagaur Cattle Fair, Nagaur
include wooden items, iron-crafts, camel leather
accessories, etc. A very noted Mirchi Bazaar or Red
Chili Market of India is also organized.
Sports contribute to the fun element of the Nagaur
Cattle Fair in Nagaur. Several types of sports such as
tug-of-war, camel races, bullock races and cockfights
are organized which are enjoyed by both the local people
and the tourists to the fullest extent. These apart,
there are other forms of entertainment also available in
the fair. These comprise of jugglers, puppeteers,
storytellers, and campfire evenings. These truly add an
extra flavor of enjoyment in the fair. However, the one
thing that actually steals the show is the folk music of
Jodhpur reverberating in entire desert region. |