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Bikanercamelfestivalbeginstoday
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Bikanerscamelfestival,describedbytravelguideLonelyPlanetasthethirdbestfairintheworld,issettobeginon
Sunday.
OrganisedbytheDepartmentofTourismandthedistrictadministration,thecolourfultwodayfestivalwillbeginwith
aspectacularprocessionofbedeckedcamelsagainsttheredsandstonebackdropoftheJunagarhFort.Apressrelease
heresaidtheceremonialprocessiontoKarniSinghStadiumwillbefollowedbytheformalinaugurationandacamel
decorationcompetition.DanceprogrammesandmusicalperformancesbythebandsoftheArmyandRajasthanArmed
Constabularyarealsoontheagenda.ARajasthaniculturalshowisscheduledfortheevening.
TherewillbeafreecamelridesfortouristsatRaisarvillage,15kmfromBikanercityontheBikanerJaipurHighway.
Sportingeventsandcontestswilldominatethesecondday.Turbantying,cameldancingandwaterpotracearesomeof
theeventsplanned.Aspecialfeatureofthisyearseventwillbetheexhibitionandsaleofcamelproductsbythe
NationalResearchCentreonCamelatBikaner.

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