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Claire & Steve's Excellent Adventure
Arrived in Pushkar - the camel festival is on at the moment where 150,000 traders flock to this small town to sell and buy camels, horses and cows. Its also the full moon festival where Hindus flock to Pushkar to worship Brahma and cleanse their souls in the waters. To say it is busy would be an understatement...it is absolutely crazy!
We had to go to the lake to give thanks to Brahma and throw flowers into the lake. We then got given a red dot on our heads and a red wristband which meant that we wouldn\'t get hassled by other \"priests\". Spent the day wandering through the town and main bazaar, bought a silk top and Steve got a new silver wedding ring. It was good to see all the different tribes and cultures...a real mecca for people watching.
Watched the sun going down over the lake whilst drinking some lassi\'s and then headed off to the exhibition ground and saw some traditional Rajhastani dancing and music being played. Didn\'t stay too long as the number of people crowding round us was overwhelming.
No sleep last night as there were a group of Hare Krishna followers chanting all day and all night non stop over a megaphone! We stay in Pushkar for another day before setting off again.
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