Om Banna Temple or Bullet Baba Temple in Pali, Rajasthan
Om Banna Temple or Bullet Baba Temple in Pali, Rajasthan is an unusual shrine, devoted to a person called Om Banna. It is located 20 kms from Pali and 53 kms from Jodhpur on the Pali-Jodhpur highway or the National Highway Number 5. The shrine of Om Banna, located near Chotila village; is actually named after a now deceased person called Om Singh Rathore, also known as Bullet Baba.
The World Famous Pushkar Camel Fair
Pushkar Lake and its precincts are world famous for the annual Pushkar Fair or Pushkar mela. The fair, which is both a religious and economic event in Rajasthan is a huge tourist attraction. It coincides with a very large gathering of pilgrims during Kartik Purnima, when huge number of pilgrims throng to Pushkar lake to take a holy dip in the lake. The Pushkar Fair; also, Asia’s largest camel fair, starts on Prabodhini Ekadashi, it is the 11th lunar day in the bright fortnight and ends 7 days later. The original intention of the British for organizing the Pushkar Camel Fair was to attract animal tradesmen and collect taxes from commercial activities.
