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Buyers and Sellers at the Fair

I was at the Pushkar Camel Fair in Pushkar, India. Sitting atop a camel was the best way to see this annual spectacle. That’s my camel’s head at the bottom ...
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I was at the Pushkar Camel Fair in Pushkar, India. Sitting atop a camel was the best way to see this annual spectacle. That’s my camel’s head at the bottom left of this photograph. We explored the backstory of the fair – where the people that came to the fair to buy and sell lived temporarily. The men sitting at the tent are at the fair to do just that – buy and sell horses and camels.

It truly was a camel fair in history, but the fair is now known for its horse and camel trading and sales, markets, exhibitions. The desert and its dunes transform into a huge tented city.

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4 Comments |
mcampi Platinum
 
mcampi January 04, 2020
Nice catch nice idea for the POV... Did you purchase a camel?
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KayBrewer January 04, 2020
Yes. I named her Camellia. I plan to rent her out for Christmas. Camellia the Red-Nosed Camel. The POV is from her back. I was riding her. Seriously!
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NatureLoverJJWal January 11, 2020
Fabulous capture!
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KayBrewer January 12, 2020
Thanks, Gigi. It was an interesting look into their life.
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lizziemellis February 15, 2020
Did you find them a bit lumpy ? Had a ride on one in Turkey not a very comfortable one at that ..great Perspective for the shot of this image though :-)
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mihrt September 25, 2021
You have such amazing adventures !!!! Exceptional capture !!! Voted Desert Explorer !!
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KayBrewer October 02, 2021
It's been great trips around the world! Thanks, Gail!
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