Ajmer2 days agoAuthor: Sunil Jain
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This time a lot of new things are going to happen in the Pushkar fair starting from 14th November. For the first time, Camel Polo and Horse Riding will also be included in this fair. Many animal lovers will also participate in this fair which will last for 15 days. But, there will be no entry of Sikar horses this time.
Apart from this, a proposal has also been made for the Animal Husbandry Department to organize a parade for cows of different breeds for the first time.
Regarding the innovations taking place in the fair, Joint Director of Animal Husbandry Department, Dr. Naveen Parihar told how this fair is going to be special this time.
Domestic and foreign tourists playing camel polo during Holi festival in Pushkar.
Camel Polo: Camel polo competition was organized in Holi festival in Pushkar. There was a lot of enthusiasm among the people to see this. Keeping this in view, it has been decided to include Camel Polo in the cattle fair also. This competition will be included for the first time in the cattle fair. In Camel Polo, one team will be of domestic and foreign tourists and the other team will be of domestic tourists and administration.
Horse Riding: This time, preparations are underway to include horse riding in the fair. Dr. Parihar told that earlier the idea was to organize horse riding at the international level. Preparations were underway to bring horses and horsemen from Holland, England, Dubai and Switzerland. Due to horses suffering from glander disease being found in Sikar recently, now the horses coming to the fair at the local level will be included in horse riding.
There is good arrival of horses and camels in Pushkar Animal Fair. In 2017, horses did not come due to the spread of Glander disease, in 2020 due to Corona and in 2022 due to lumpy and Glander, animals did not come to the fair.
These competitions are also for the first time
Dr. Parihar said that for the first time there will be a competition of Gir breed calves in the fair and a proposal for this has been sent to the Directorate. There are also preparations for a Gir bull parade. Animal herders are also being contacted to organize Nagauri bull competition.
This will be the program of Pushkar Animal Fair-2023
The entire fair period will be from 14 November to 29 November 2023. Flag post – from 14, installation of posts from – 16 to 20, flag hoisting – from 20, white letter – from 20, development exhibition and Gir exhibition from 21, inauguration from 23, cultural program from 20 to 26, animals Competitions from 23rd to 26th, prize distribution ceremony on 27th, fair closing on 29th November.
A large number of people come to Pushkar fair to see the dance and tricks of camels.
Leader or minister will not inaugurate
This time there will be election code of conduct during the Pushkar fair. In such a situation, no leader or minister will attend the inauguration or closing ceremony as a guest. The fair is likely to be inaugurated by the Collector.
Horses will not come from Sikar
The Animal Husbandry Department has issued guidelines for horse farmers, cattle herders and persons transporting horses. In which it has been said that horses should not be transported from Sikar or any other state where Glander disease has been confirmed, nor should they take their horses to such places. Instructions have been issued to strictly implement it.
A mare dancing to the beat of the drum in the fair grounds last year.
Special planning to prevent encroachment
Dr. Parihar said that even before the beginning of the fair, cattle herders illegally encroach on roadsides around Diwali. This leads to encroachment on the road and commuters have to face problems. This time special planning is being done to stop this. Except on adequate roads, allotment of roadside space will be done by the administration at normal charges.
Pushkar fair is held in three phases
The 15-day fair of Pushkar takes place in three phases. In the first phase, the cattle fair starts from the second day of Diwali. The arrival of animals and livestock owners starts from this day itself. The second phase starts from Kartik Shukla Gopashtami at the administrative level. On this day, the District Collector formally starts the fair by hoisting the flag at the fair stadium. Sports and animal competitions and colorful cultural programs start from this day. Under the third and final phase, the religious fair starts on Dev Uthani Ekadashi. The five-day religious fair concludes with a great bath held on the occasion of Kartik Purnima.
Thousands of animals and lakhs of devotees come
Thousands of camels, horses and different species of animals come to the Pushkar Animal Fair. Transactions worth crores of rupees take place between cattle herders. Lakhs of devotees come to the lake to bathe and visit the temples. Many colorful cultural programs are organized by the administration for the entertainment of the participants. In which along with Rajasthani folk artists, many internationally renowned artists are also invited.
There will be three types of letters in the fair
- Red letter: This letter is the registration of the animal. Information about the animal is given in it.
- White letter: This letter is a sale deed. In this, the signatures of the cattle farmers buying and selling the animals are there. The breed of the animal is also written in it.
- Ravanna: The third important letter is Ravanna. The details of the animals that will be sold in this fair will be released in it. Its number comes after the sale deed i.e. white letter. Only after showing this ravenna will the buyer be able to take the animal out.
This departure fee is decided by the Animal Husbandry Department.
