The city of Bikaner is an exercise in architecture. If ever
beauty has bloomed in a desert, it has been at Bikaner. Bikaner
rises from the desert like a mirage, a complex town of sandstone
colored turrets, cupolas, arched windows, balconies and stone
screen work in a delicate lattice style. Just beyond the town
lie sand dunes, vast endless stretches of an arid desert,
made to bloom wherever there is water.
One gapes in awe at the annual Camel Festival which is held
every year in the month of January. The festival is organized
by the Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan and
attracts thousands of tourists who take part in the festival
in a spirit of joi-de-vivre.
Although it is an exclusive Camel Festival, traditional
Rajasthani folk dance and music add to the charm of this enchanting
festival including of course the enthralling Fire Dance.
The festival provides tourists with a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to see some of the most elegant camels who charm
them by their graceful strides and swaying gently on the yielding
sands, literally duplicating the motion of a sea liner.
The festival is held in open sandy land and needless to
say, there is no dearth of that in Bikaner. The festival starts
in the right earnest with an elegant Camel Parade wherein
the camels are decorated in all their finery. There are a
variety of contests like the best-dressed camel, the camel
with the best haircut to name just a few. One can also experience
the fine art of camel milking. One of the unique feature of
the Camel Festival is that guests are served with authentic
desert sweets made out of the purest of camel milk.
The evenings are a riot of colors and visitors are entertained
by distinguished folk musicians and dancers of Bikaner. The
festival culminates with a spectacular fire work display which
lights up the city of Bikaner.
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