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Name the annual fair of Rajasthan that is famous for its camel trading event.

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Think of the town near Ajmer with a Brahma temple and a holy lake, where the fair falls on Kartik Purnima.
Updated On: Jul 17, 2026
  • Maru Mela
  • Pushkar Mela
  • Suraj Kund Mela
  • Sonepur Mela
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Two conditions must hold together here: the fair has to be in Rajasthan, and it has to be known for trading in camels. Run each option through both.

  1. Maru Mela: This is the Desert Festival at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, held in February. It clears the state test and camels do take part, but the event is built around folk singing, dancing and turban tying contests rather than the buying and selling of camels. It is the closest wrong answer.
  2. Pushkar Mela: Held at Pushkar near Ajmer in Rajasthan around Kartik Purnima in October or November. It is the largest camel fair in India, where herders bring tens of thousands of camels, horses and cattle to sell. It clears both tests and is the answer.
  3. Suraj Kund Mela: Held at Faridabad in Haryana each February. It showcases handicrafts and handlooms from across India. Wrong state and wrong theme.
  4. Sonepur Mela: Held at Sonepur in Bihar on the bank of the Gandak, and known as Asia's biggest cattle and elephant fair. Wrong state and the wrong animal.

Pushkar is the only fair that satisfies both filters. It also carries a strong religious pull, since pilgrims bathe in the Pushkar lake on Kartik Purnima and visit the rare Brahma temple there, so the fair mixes worship with livestock trade.

Let us summarize:

  • Pushkar Mela: Ajmer district, Rajasthan, around Kartik Purnima, India's biggest camel fair.
  • Maru Mela is Jaisalmer's Desert Festival, a cultural event, not a trading fair.
  • Suraj Kund is a Haryana crafts fair and Sonepur is a Bihar cattle and elephant fair.

So the correct answer is option (B), Pushkar Mela.

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