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Camel Festival, Bikaner
Bikaner is the city of Rao Bikaji, the enterprising son of Rao Jodhaji of Marwar,
who charted out his own destiny. At Deshnok, he sought the blessing of Karni Devi,
a mystic. She prophesied his victory and consequently Bikaner was founded. It came
in to being in 1488 A.D.
Come January and your heart begins pounding with joy in the Desert City of Bikaner
where modern lifestyle has not even brushed off on its enduring tradition. The Camel
Festival is a spectacular opportunity to witness the fascinating Ship of Desert-
the Camel in its most lively form.
A lively and colourful event, the Camel Festival is organised by the Department
of Tourism, Art & Culture, Rajasthan in Bikaner every year. January is just the
right month for a desert spree, and Bikaner just the right place to see the Ships
of the Desert. In the camel country Bikaner, these desert leviathans pull heavy
cart loads, transport grain and even work at the wells.
The Camel Festival begins with a colourful procession of bedecked camels against
the red sandstone backdrop of the Junagarh Fort, the festivity advances to the open
sand-spreads of the grounds, followed by the best breed competition, the tug-of-war
contest, camel dance and acrobatics, etc.
The camels display amazing footwork, dancing gracefully to the slightest direction
of their trainers. Bridal, bridles, bejewelled necks, jingling anklets and long,
lanky camel shadows on dusky sands cast a magical spell.
Hundreds of tourists and thousands of locals and dignitaries revel in this man-and-animal
affair organised especially for the tourists. The evenings close with a different
tenor and tempo altogether: a traditional rendezvous of renowned artists of Rajasthan
and the local folk performers. The jubilant skirt-swirling dancers, the awe inspiring
fire dance, and the dazzling fireworks light up the fortified desert city of Bikaner.
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