Fair in Pushkar City, India

Hundreds of foreign and domestic have gathered for a five-day long cultural and sporting extravaganza.

You can do anything from getting a camel ride to buying handicrafts and competing in unique competitions.

[Rajesh Yadav, Local Official]:
"We have tried our best to make this year’s fair more grand that last year. We have all the arrangements for the tourists and the devotees, this year we have increased the parking facilities."

Hundreds of artisans and weavers from neighboring regions can also be found. They’ve set up stalls selling colorful dresses, house décor (day CORE) items and tribal ornaments.

A camel race and a football match between Indian and foreign tourists were the main attraction of Monday’s events.

"This is very difficult, we are used to play in grass and Belgium is not so hot, so it was very difficult but we had a good team spirit and we believed we could win and may be this time god was on our side."

Until the early 1970s, the fair was largely a rural affair. Back then it was mainly thousands of nomads and cattle owners who came to buy and sell camels. But over the years it evolved into one of India's biggest tourist attractions.