Just before a major Hindu religious festival of Kartik Purnima, an annual cattle market and fair is held at which of the following places? |
Pushkar Jaipur Allahabad Lucknow |
Pushkar |
Pushkar fair continues to be a major social and economic event for local people, it is also marketed internationally as a major tourist attraction. The fair is all the more attractive to tourists because it comes just before a major Hindu religious festival of Kartik Purnima, when pilgrims come to bathe in the holy Pushkar Lake. Thus, Hindu pilgrims, camel traders, and foreign tourists mingle at this event, exchanging not only livestock and money but also cultural symbols and religious merit. |