India: Pushkar Fair and the Taj Mahal Photo Tour 2017

During the first full moon of November, India’s Pushkar Fair, Asia’s largest camel and livestock market springs to life in the sleepy, picturesque, lakeside town of Pushkar. An ancient religious town, in the Thar desert of Rajasthan, provides an almost surreal backdrop for this unique event. Photographing the Pushkar Fair is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Few photo opportunities can match the volume or diversity of image possibilities.

The Pushkar Fair is, in itself, enough to justify a photo expedition, but on my annual Jim Cline Photo Tours Pushkar Photo Tour  we also visit other fascinating destinations such as Delhi, Jaisalmer, Jaipur and Jodhpur.

We began this year’s tour, as we always do, in Delhi, the heartbeat of Northern India taking time to explore ancient forts, wander the markets, and experience the history surrounding both the old and new sections of the city. Then it was off to the Taj Mahal and the rest of the trip. This year’s optional extension was to Amritsar, Haridwar and Rishekesh.

I hope you’ll enjoy this set of images from the trip. More to follow, as well as a short video in my next post.