Well, it’s a camel fair, like no other because, well, who in the world has ever been to a camel fair?!

And if there is a camel affair, why? And who would need to attend? Come to find out if you own a farm, or ranch, or are a nomad with a long trip ahead, then you probably find yourself in need of a camel or a horse or a cow. And so for centuries, there has been a camel fair in this northwest section of India, a town called Nagaur.

Look closely at what appear to be albino eyes, almost translucent.

One of the activities was a Camel Dancing and Decorating competition. These two boys along with their father provided live music for the event.

The owner of this camel spent hours and hours meticulously shaving the camel, providing a storyboard on both sides of the camels body .

This guy below was quite the showman. He stood in front of the crowd for about 30 seconds prior to starting with his camel, and he flamboyantly stood there, twisting the ends of his mustache, quite proud of the handlebars. 

Upon arriving at the Camel festival, everybody in our group piled onto these old, rickety wooden carts that were pulled by a camel, and we went on a tour of the camel fairgrounds for about 45 minutes. Joy and Francisco below were all smiles as they headed out. 

Turns out this is a completely authentic event as we were the only tourists there for the entire day. Folks travel long distances to attend, and camp in very basic, rustic conditions at the fairgrounds. Here’s a variety of images taken over the course of the day of the various buyers and sellers.