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Matka - Pushkar Fair is organized in October or November each year round the Holy Lake. It really is thought that Lord Brahma chose Pushkar Lake to do his yagna. Moreover, sage Vishwamitra meditated for years too. It's thought that just dip within the holy Pushkar Lake can absolve among every one of the sins and opens the doors of Paradise. The city of Pushkar can also be considered to be the cause with the famous Gayatri Mantra and is thus, one among the five Gayatri Dhams all over the world.

Pushkar by itself is really a quintessential town however its lively fair attracts several tourists for the place. Pushkar Fair provides you with even more than a bird eye's take a look at Rajasthani culture and traditions. It is a kaleidoscope whereby you will see 1000s of panoramic aspects of Rajasthan from standpoint. The riot of colours in dresses of men and women as well as handicrafts for sale adds to the vivacity from the fair. The women of Rajasthan look exotic in flared ghaghras, odhnis that sparkle with mirrors reflecting the sunshine often utilized as veils, and tinkling jewellery that marks the social status of these families.

The key attractions from the fair are however, its strange competitions including moustache and beard shows, bridal shows, matka phod games, and camel races. Pushkar Fair will be the world's largest camel and cattle fair too. It really is believed that a lot more than 50,000 camels exchange hands at Pushkar Fair every year. Rajasthani people from faraway villages flock towards the Pushkar Fair to swap some of the most popular souvenirs among foreign tourists including block prints and tie-and-dye prints in cotton from Ajmer and Jodhpur, Jaipur jewellery, brassware from Jodhpur and bead necklaces of Nagaur.

Matka phod competitions are great as men try to break an earthen pot hung high above them using different tactics while others attempt to stop them from this. Bridal shows include turban shows where men tie turbans in strange styles and captivate our attention with small details such as strategically placed knots and colours from the fabric they will use. Moustaches, beards and turbans are three indicating pride and honor of Rajasthani men and so they rise above generic efforts to keep them in great shape. Cultural shows are also organized to enliven the event. Various dance and musical performances, story narrations, dramatizations of heroic legends from the land, mature renderings at puppet shows and acrobatic feats at Pushkar Fair have earned international fame for the event.