The excitement of being in a Desert and seeing the animal that was mostly known as “Ship of the Desert” – both for the first time was enthralling!
It started off as an office trip. (I have a cool office
which often takes photo enthusiasts on expeditions.) This was the first trip as
a company and there was so much work to do and my feet were barely on the
ground. (Note: Anyone who knows me would easily see how excited I get with small
things.) However, by the time the dates on our train tickets collided with that
on the Calendar, I was worn out and so not looking forward to seeing a camel to
say hello.
 |
| Excitement |
Fast forwarding everything to me stepping out of the bus
into the desert-- The excitement was back with a big bang! There was sand everywhere! It wasn’t as flat as I thought it
would be but it was desert! And since we planned on a trip to the Pushkar Fair,
there were colorful camels everywhere. The phrase, “Rajisthan- the land of
colors” did justice to everything there. Men clad in big turbans and women
dressed in sarees that had possibly all the bright colors on it- Rajisthan was
a rainbow state!
The fair invited people from all over the world and was
swarmed with charmers and performers. If I got to judge the Charmers and give a
title to the “Best Charmer”, it would go out to a team comprising of a small girl,
her master and a snake! The snake was just an object and the master had
his hands around a microphone. The girl was on the sand, moving swiftly in the
famous Naagin pose that has been
depicted well in Bollywood movies. The story behind her acting like a retarded snake was this: The snake's soul/ Spirit had taken over the girl's body. This was absurd! Trust me. It was a funny sight- a very funny sight!
Moving on to the colorful camels- Some camels were so fashionable, that they still managed to follow the animal print trend on their skin. The light brown camels were fabricated to the extent that they looked like a version of Lady Gaga wearing leopard printed clothes and colorful hat/ accessories. Not to forget all the ladies had their noes pierced with the fanciest nose rings I could have imagined. Not humans, Camels!
Later in the evening, we visited one of Brahma(The creator of the world- according to Hindu mythology)'s wives' temple on top of a hill. And everything from there was beautiful, breath taking, alluring, mesmerizing, magnificent- well all the synonyms for beautiful. The whole city was lit up- from the Giant Wheels at the fair to the beautiful temple with its reflection on the pond nearby and all the houses decorated with lights for the great Camel Festival, it was all so magical.
Follow Gorillas Travel Photography Club for more!
No comments:
Post a Comment