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So what attracts over 300,000 visitors … 20,000 animals … and turns hotel rooms in the town of Pushkar into one of India\’s rarest commodities? Well, the people a Goway Travel will tell you that it\’s the Pushkar Fair. And in a special November departure of Goway\’s India Odyssey both Diwali and the Pushkar Fair are included.
The India Odyssey is one of Goway\’s most popular tours of India and the Nov. 2, 2013 departure coincides with the Pushkar Fair — one of the largest camel trade fairs in the world.
Each year, in the Rajasthan desert, Pushkar, a picturesque town of barely 15,000 people explodes with traders and curious visitors. Many also come to bathe in Pushkar Lake, from which the Hindu god Brahma is said to have risen under the light of a full moon. With that said, camels don\’t drink and in Pushkar, neither does anyone else. The town is considered sacred because of the lake, and alcohol and meat are forbidden (though local waiters have been known to offer a sly beer to the lucky visitor).
Goway\’s Nov. 2 departure also coincides with Diwali, the five-day Hindu festival of lights. This sacred, yet celebratory festival is marked by the lighting of oil lamps to welcome Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity, as well as fireworks to scare off evil spirits.
For complete information on the Nov. 2, 2013 departure of Goway\’s 14-day India Odyssey, go to http://www.goway.com .