Jaipur: Thousands of foreign tourists had been collected to the famous annual Pushkar fair for which the security arrangements had been reviewed in wake of threat of a bomb blast call received recently.
Notify that an unidentified caller had threatened for a bomb blast at the fair on Saturday after which security arrangements were reviewed.
Additional SP Ajmer Rural Satish Chandra said, “Security at the fair is tight and foolproof. Efforts are on to identify the caller.”
Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the fair where Quick Response Team, Emergency Response Team, Rajasthan Armed Constabulary, dog squad, bomb disposal unit, plain cloth staff besides the other personnel have been deployed.
The religious part of the fair began on Monday with holy dip in the sacred Pushkar sarovar by devotees followed by a spiritual walk.
Tourism Department Officer of Ajmer, H L Sharma on Monday said, “6,250 foreign tourists and a large number of domestic tourists have come to the town to participate in the fair where cultural programmes, cattle exhibition, camel shows and games are being held.”
The fair had been begun on Friday last week and go for week-long. It had been attended by lakhs of visitors every year.
Sharma said that district administration had registered 9,239 animals who were brought to Pushkar by their owners.
“Cattle herds are at the trading ground in the town. Traders come from various parts of the country,” he said.
Camel and cattle trading is at its peak during the first half while in the latter half, religious activities dominate the festival.
The fair takes place in the month of Kartika beginning on ‘ashtmi’- 8th day of Lunar Calendar, and continues till full moon (Poornima), according to Hindu chronology.
Bureau Report
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