Gangapur Cattle Fair In Bhilwara

Distance : 45km from Bhilwara

¤ Main Attraction-The Cattle Fair

Gangapur is like the other typical Rajasthani village that one is likely to encounter while travelling in the countryside. An otherwise quiet village, it comes alive every now and then when a local cattle fair is organized here, in which a large number of cattle and other domestic animals exchange hands. These cattle fairs are a regular feature in almost all districts of Rajasthan. This is not surprising because the Rajasthani rural economy, to a large extent, revolves around cattle even though the majority of Hindus are vegetarians. These fairs are primarily meant for the trade in domestic animals but that does not stop anybody from adding a little color to the occasion. The fairs often take on a carnival nature with stalls of items of daily use, toys and a lot more