A man opens the mouth of his camel for sale for potential buyers to see during the early morning hours at a camel fair grounds on the outskirts of Pushkar, India, on Wednesday, November 21. The annual five-day camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, is one of the world's largest camel fairs. In addition to buying and selling of livestock, it has become an important tourist attraction.
Livestock for sale at annual camel fair —
A man opens the mouth of his camel for sale for potential buyers to see during the early morning hours at a camel fair grounds on the outskirts of Pushkar, India, on Wednesday, November 21. The annual five-day camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, is one of the world's largest camel fairs. In addition to buying and selling of livestock, it has become an important tourist attraction.
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Two women keep warm by a fire at dawn on Wednesday.
Livestock for sale at annual camel fair —
Two women keep warm by a fire at dawn on Wednesday.
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An owner ties a string of bells to the foot of his camel for sale to entice buyers on Wednesday.
Livestock for sale at annual camel fair —
An owner ties a string of bells to the foot of his camel for sale to entice buyers on Wednesday.
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A camel for sale sports a plastic rose over its nose on Wednesday.
Livestock for sale at annual camel fair —
A camel for sale sports a plastic rose over its nose on Wednesday.
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A camel trader keeps warm with a blanket at dawn on Wednesday as he sits near a flock of camels.
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A camel trader keeps warm with a blanket at dawn on Wednesday as he sits near a flock of camels.
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Young Indian women dressed in traditional Rajasthani clothing laugh while they wait for the start of a traditional dance presentation on Wednesday.
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Young Indian women dressed in traditional Rajasthani clothing laugh while they wait for the start of a traditional dance presentation on Wednesday.
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Girls hold hands as they wait for the start of a dance on Wednesday.
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Girls hold hands as they wait for the start of a dance on Wednesday.
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Asian tourists take photographs of camel traders as they get a ride on a camel cart through the fairgrounds on Wednesday.
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Asian tourists take photographs of camel traders as they get a ride on a camel cart through the fairgrounds on Wednesday.
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Camel owners wait for customers near their animals on Wednesday.
Livestock for sale at annual camel fair —
Camel owners wait for customers near their animals on Wednesday.
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Indian women gather for the start of a traditional dance presentation at the camel fairgrounds in the outskirts of Pushkar.
Livestock for sale at annual camel fair —
Indian women gather for the start of a traditional dance presentation at the camel fairgrounds in the outskirts of Pushkar.
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An Indian man leads his flock of camels down a dusty hill on the outskirts of Pushkar as he heads to the Puskar camel fair on Wednesday.
Livestock for sale at annual camel fair —
An Indian man leads his flock of camels down a dusty hill on the outskirts of Pushkar as he heads to the Puskar camel fair on Wednesday.
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A camel trader smokes an Indian cigarrette called Bidi at the camel fairgrounds on Wednesday.
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A camel trader smokes an Indian cigarrette called Bidi at the camel fairgrounds on Wednesday.
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A group of camel traders sit around a fire in the early morning hours on Wednesday.
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A group of camel traders sit around a fire in the early morning hours on Wednesday.
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A camel gets its nose pierced at the camel fairgrounds on Tuesday, November 20.
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A camel gets its nose pierced at the camel fairgrounds on Tuesday, November 20.
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