If you think you are prepared to walk out of your mundane
experience and free-fall into a whirlwind of colors,
romance and music, then head for the Tarnetar Fair.
Shamlaji Mela
Shamlaji Mela
A large number of devotees arrive to the Shamlaji fair on
foot or on camel carts, singing devotional songs, some
even dancing and carrying banners bearing sacred
symbols.
Bhavnath Mahadev Mela
Bhavnath Mahadev Mela
On the moonless night when it is believed Lord Shiva
performed his tandava, the cosmic dance of destruction,
a great mahapuja is performed.
Vautha Mela
Vautha Mela
Tens of thousands of donkeys, as well as hundreds of
camels, adorned in an array of colors and bright
embellishments are brought here for the largest animal
fair in Gujarat, where they are traded on the fair
grounds at the sangam tirtha.
Chitra - Vichitra Mela
Chitra - Vichitra Mela
The festival begins on the eve of the new moon when the
women gather at the river and mourn for their dead
through the night. The next day the fair sets off with a
generous splashing of dazzling colors and drumming.
