Some festivals and events are culturally augmented, colorful, and lively and give an opportunity for families to get together and make merry. While there are also some festivals who satisfy the adrenaline junkie in everyone and Hot Air Balloon Festival of Karnataka is one such adventurous festival. The festival is a four-day event that takes place at the end of December and may extend to January and is organized by Karnataka Tourism Department. It is held in three cities of Karnataka simultaneously–Bidar and Mysore, and Hampi. This delightful hot air balloon ride not only gives a bird’s eye view of heritage structures of Mysore as well as the historically significant village of Hampibut also sails through the jungles of Karnataka, amidst the rich natural beauty with the backdrop of the vermillion setting sun. The event also includes demonstrations, competitions and other activities like paragliding, flying fix, bungee jumping! The cool weather and pleasant atmosphere make this a great time to enjoy a ride in the balloons as you float through the clouds on a vibrant looking balloon bid adieu to the last month of the year!
The Pushkar Mela also is known as the Pushkar Camel Fair is a unique celebration of the beauty of the coveted “ship of the desert” – the camel along with some other cattle. It is estimated that more than 2 lakh people from all around the world visit this unique mela, which mainly focuses on trading camels and cattle, camel races which are the main attraction and a variety of other cultural performances and art exhibits. This year the dates of the Mela (Fair) are from 4th to 12th November 2019. The Pushkar Mela is also a holy pilgrimage for Hindus, pilgrims that visit Pushkar come to take a holy dip in the Pushkar Lake and offer prayer to Lord Brahma, the deity residing in the temple at Pushkar. It is said to be the only temple of the deity in the country, which makes it an important pilgrimage spot for people of faith. The Pushkar Mela creates a grand event cherished with a huge carnival including an array of musicians, magicians, dancers, acrobats, snake charmers ...
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