In the midst of the burning blowing yellow sands of the Thar Desert, 131 km from the city of Jodhpur and 45 km from Khimsar, is an inconspicuous little town called Nagaur. Once a year, usually when the winter climate tones down the fiery desert heat, a cattle fair is held here, one of the largest in India. Thousands of horses, cattle, camels and other livestock are brought in for buying and selling and rural folk from the neighboring areas depend on it for their livestock requirement of the year. The fair is organized by the Animal Husbandry Department and the Rajasthan Tourism Department also participates in it. Animal Husbandry Department controls the trading of this huge cattle market were as many as 2,00,000 livestock are brought and sold by some 80,000 farmers coming from as far as Punjab, Haryana. The star of the fair is the Nagauri cattle. Once the price of a horse, bullock or camel has been settled, the day draws to a close followed by the exciting games, tug of war, camel races and strains of ballads which create a joyful atmosphere.

In the midst of the endlessly undulating, stark yellow sands of the great Thar Desert, rises the golden sandstone city of Jaialmer, like a beautiful mirage, on top of the mythical Trikut hill. Once a year in winter, the empty sands around Jaisalmer come alive with the brilliant colour, music and laughter of the Desert Festival. The very rich and colourful Rajasthani folk culture is on show here for a few days. Handsome Rajasthani men and tall beautiful women dressed in their brilliantly hued picturesque costumes dance and sing haunting ballads of valor, romance and tragedy. The usual fair attractions are there - snake charmers, puppeteers, acrobats, folk performers do brisk business. Camels, the lifeline of the desert, play a major role. Proud moustached villagers, dressed in their ethnic best come astride their picturesquely caparisoned camels to join in the camel dances and competitions of camel acrobatics, camel races and décor, camel polo, tug of war and the like. The Langa and Manganiyar folk musicians, the brisk pace of Rajasthani folk dances like Gair, Dhyap, Gangaur, Ghoomar, Moria, Terathal, Rajasthani handicrafts are the other attractions at the festival.

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