Pushkar Camel Fair Ground (Mela Ground)
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ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ: 06:00–19:00. ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਮੁਫ਼ਤ ਹੈ। 3 hrs ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਰੱਖੋ। ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵਧੀਆ ਸਮਾਂ: 06:30 – 09:30 or 18:00–21:00।
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- ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ
- 06:00–19:00
- Ground is open and walkable year-round, 06:00 – 19:00, though it is largely an empty dust field outside fair season.
- ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਫ਼ੀਸ
- ਮੁਫ਼ਤ
- ਲੋੜੀਂਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ
- 3 hrs
- ਦਿਨ ਦਾ ਵਧੀਆ ਸਮਾਂ
- 06:30 – 09:30 or 18:00–21:00
- ਵਧੀਆ ਮਹੀਨੇ
- Oct – Mar
- ਪਤਾ
- Mela Ground, northeastern edge of Pushkar town, off the Ajmer–Pushkar road, Pushkar, Ajmer district, Rajasthan 305022
Pushkar Camel Fair Ground (Mela Ground) ਬਾਰੇ
For most of the year, the Mela Ground is simply a flat, sand-coloured expanse on Pushkar's northeastern edge, marked by permanent electricity poles, a low concrete amphitheatre, and rows of empty tent platforms — unremarkable enough that a visitor arriving in June might reasonably wonder what the fuss is about. For roughly ten days around Kartik Purnima, it becomes one of the largest livestock and cultural gatherings in the world: tens of thousands of camels, along with horses, cattle, and goats, are walked or trucked in from across Rajasthan and neighbouring states, and traders, herders, and pastoralist families set up temporary camps that turn the ground into a dust-colored tent city stretching over several square kilometres. The trading itself happens in designated sections at the ground's edges, where buyers inspect teeth, gait, and hump condition before haggling over prices that can run from a few thousand rupees for an aged working camel to well over a lakh for a prize breeding animal. Alongside the commerce, the RTDC-run cultural programme fills the central amphitheatre with competitions that have become fair institutions in their own right — the longest-moustache contest, a 'Mr. Desert' pageant, tug-of-war between foreign tourist teams and local herders, and camel decoration and camel-race events that draw the fair's largest single-day crowds.
ਦਿਨ ਦਾ ਵਧੀਆ ਸਮਾਂ: 06:30 – 09:30 or 18:00–21:00। During fair week, when camel and cattle trading is most active and the desert light is soft; evenings (18:00–21:00) for the cultural stage programme and the illuminated tent city.
Pushkar Camel Fair Ground (Mela Ground) ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ
- ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ
- 06:00–19:00
Mon–Sun 06:00–19:00 - Ground is open and walkable year-round, 06:00 – 19:00, though it is largely an empty dust field outside fair season.
- ਬੰਦ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ
- ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ
ਜਾਣਨਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ: The Pushkar Camel Fair runs for approximately 8–10 days culminating on Kartik Purnima, usually falling between late October and late November depending on the lunar calendar; the livestock trading and main cultural programme concentrate in the final 5 days of this window.
ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ rajasthantourism.gov.in ਤੇ ਜਨਤਕ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਤੋਂ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ, ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਪਡੇਟ ਕੀਤਾ. ਇਹ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਦੇ ਬਦਲ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ — ਸਫ਼ਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕਰੋ। ਅਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਗਾਈਡਾਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਲਿਖਦੇ ਹਾਂ
Pushkar Camel Fair Ground (Mela Ground) ਟਿਕਟ ਕੀਮਤ
| ਟਿਕਟ | ਕੀਮਤ |
|---|---|
| ਭਾਰਤੀ ਸੈਲਾਨੀ | ਮੁਫ਼ਤ |
| ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਸੈਲਾਨੀ | ਮੁਫ਼ਤ |
| ਬੱਚੇ | ਮੁਫ਼ਤ |
| ਕੈਮਰਾ | ਮੁਫ਼ਤ |
The open trading ground itself is free to walk through year-round. During the fair, cultural competition stands and the main amphitheatre are also free general admission; the RTDC Tourist Village tented accommodation is a separate paid package (approximately ₹6,000–₹15,000 per night for a Swiss tent depending on category, 2024–2025 rates), and hot-air balloon rides are sold separately at roughly ₹9,000–₹12,000 per person for a 45-minute flight.
ਕੀਮਤਾਂ rajasthantourism.gov.in ਤੇ ਜਨਤਕ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਤੋਂ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ, ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਪਡੇਟ ਕੀਤਾ. ਇਹ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਦੇ ਬਦਲ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ — ਸਫ਼ਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕਰੋ। ਅਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਗਾਈਡਾਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਲਿਖਦੇ ਹਾਂ
Pushkar Camel Fair Ground (Mela Ground) ਘੁੰਮਣ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਸਮਾਂ
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
06:30 – 09:30
Morning Trading (fair week)
Peak livestock trading activity; herders inspect and negotiate over camels, cattle, and horses before the day's heat sets in.
Busy09:30 – 15:00
Midday Fair Activities
Cultural competitions, tourist camel rides, and craft stalls draw the largest single mixed crowd of herders, pilgrims, and international visitors.
Very busy15:00 – 18:00
Afternoon Programme
Main amphitheatre competitions — moustache contest, Mr. Desert pageant, camel races — run on a published schedule and draw dense audiences.
Busy18:00 – 21:00
Evening IlluminationBest time to go
Tent city lights up; folk music and dance performances continue at the RTDC stage, though trading activity has largely ended for the day.
Moderate
Pushkar Camel Fair Ground (Mela Ground) ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ
The fair's religious anchor predates its commercial fame by centuries: Kartik Purnima has long drawn Hindu pilgrims to Pushkar Lake for ritual bathing believed to carry exceptional merit, and rural herding communities from across the region historically timed their travel to the lake to coincide with livestock trading, since a shared pilgrimage window meant guaranteed buyer footfall. The livestock fair therefore grew organically alongside the religious calendar rather than being founded as a separate event on any specific date.
It was the Rajasthan state tourism department, from the 1970s onward, that formalised the fair into an internationally marketed spectacle, adding the cultural competition stage, foreign-tourist-oriented tent accommodation, and eventually hot-air balloon operations, turning a working rural trading fair into a dual-audience event where camel herders and international visitors occupy the same physical ground for entirely different reasons. This transformation has not been without friction: rising tourist numbers and changing agricultural economics have gradually reduced the number of camels actually brought for genuine trade each year, a trend widely discussed by herders and reported in the regional press, even as the tourist-facing side of the fair has grown larger and more elaborate.
Pushkar Camel Fair Ground (Mela Ground) ਦੇ ਨਿਯਮ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ
The livestock trading sections are working commercial space, not a photo backdrop — herders are generally tolerant of respectful photography but appreciate being asked first, and some will expect a small tip (₹20–₹50) if specifically posed for a portrait; treating camels or their owners as free photographic props without any acknowledgment is a common and avoidable source of friction.
Dust is a genuine physical hazard during fair week: the ground surface is fine sand churned continuously by thousands of animals and vehicles, and a scarf or mask for the mouth and nose is a practical addition, particularly for anyone with respiratory sensitivity. Sun exposure across the exposed ground is severe by midday even in November; a hat and sustained water intake matter more here than at any of Pushkar's shaded temple sites.
RTDC's Tourist Village tents are physically separate from the working herder encampments, and while the two areas are not walled off from each other, wandering deep into the herders' living area uninvited is treated locally as an intrusion into people's actual homes for the duration of the fair, not simply another exhibit.
Pushkar Camel Fair Ground (Mela Ground) ਜਾਣ ਲਈ ਸੁਝਾਅ
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Book RTDC Tourist Village tent accommodation or any hotel in Pushkar at least two to three months ahead of the fair dates; the entire town's accommodation, including budget guesthouses that sit empty most of the year, sells out completely during the fair week, and prices can multiply three to five times over off-season rates.
- 2
Arrive at the trading ground before 08:00 to see camel and cattle sales at their most active — by mid-morning the day's serious trading has largely concluded and the ground shifts toward the tourist-facing cultural programme. The hot-air balloon rides, while expensive, offer a genuinely useful aerial perspective on the fair's scale that no ground-level vantage point, including Savitri Temple's hilltop view, can fully replicate.
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Outside the roughly ten-day fair window, the ground itself holds limited independent interest — it functions as an empty lot the rest of the year — so time a visit specifically around the Kartik Purnima dates if the fair itself, rather than Pushkar's temples and lake, is the primary draw.
Pushkar Camel Fair Ground (Mela Ground) ਤੱਕ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਹੁੰਚੀਏ
ਅਸੀਂ ਅਜੇ Pushkar Camel Fair Ground (Mela Ground) ਦੀ ਸਹੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਨਕਸ਼ੇ 'ਤੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਪਾਈ; ਨਕਸ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਡੀ Pushkar ਗਾਈਡ ਦੀਆਂ ਹੋਰ ਥਾਵਾਂ ਦਿਖ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਹੇਠਾਂ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਪਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ-ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼ ਲਿੰਕ ਵਰਤੋ।
Mela Ground, northeastern edge of Pushkar town, off the Ajmer–Pushkar road, Pushkar, Ajmer district, Rajasthan 305022Google Maps ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ-ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼
Ajmer Junction Railway Station (AII) ਤੋਂ
₹280–₹42014 km · 30–40 min (significantly longer during fair week traffic)
Auto/taxi); shared jeeps ₹40–₹60 per seat, though fares typically rise during fair week.
Pushkar Bus Stand / Sadar Bazaar ਤੋਂ
₹60–₹1002 km · 25–30 min walk or 8–10 min auto
Auto).
Kishangarh Airport (KQH) ਤੋਂ
₹700–₹95024 km · 40–50 min (longer during fair week)
Prepaid taxi).
ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਹਵਾਈ ਅੱਡਾ
Kishangarh Airport (KQH) ਤੋਂ
24 km, approximately 40–50 minutes. Jaipur International Airport (JAI) – 148 km, approximately 3–3.5 hours; expect significantly longer transfer times during fair week due to road congestion on NH-48.
ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ
Ajmer Junction (AII) ਤੋਂ
14 km, approximately 30–40 minutes; Indian Railways runs additional special trains to Ajmer during fair season given the surge in pilgrim and tourist traffic.
Pushkar Camel Fair Ground (Mela Ground) — ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ
When exactly does the Pushkar Camel Fair happen?
It runs for roughly 8–10 days culminating on Kartik Purnima, the full moon of the Hindu month of Kartik, which falls between late October and late November depending on the lunar calendar — the exact dates shift every year and should be checked against the current year's calendar rather than assumed.
Do I need to book accommodation far in advance for the fair?
Yes. Pushkar's entire accommodation stock, including RTDC's Tourist Village tents and budget guesthouses, typically sells out two to three months ahead of the fair, with prices rising three to five times over normal rates.
Is the Mela Ground worth visiting outside fair season?
Not particularly on its own — for most of the year it is an empty sand ground with little independent interest. It is worth visiting specifically for the roughly ten-day fair window around Kartik Purnima.
Is it okay to photograph the camel herders and their animals?
Respectful photography is generally tolerated but asking first is expected, and a small tip (₹20–₹50) is appreciated for posed portraits. Wandering into the herders' living encampments uninvited is treated as an intrusion, not part of the sightseeing circuit.
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