Pushkar camel fair - in pictures

Indian herders and camels at the camel fair Photograph: Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images

A camel herder smokes a cigarette Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Tourists take photographs of traders as they ride on a camel cart Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

A camel trader sits in a field at sunset Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

A herd of camels kick up sand as they rush down a dusty embankment on their way to the fair Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

A woman carries a bowl while picking up camel dung at dawn. One of the jobs for local women is to circle the fairgrounds collecting and drying camel dung. It can be bought back as fuel for cooking fires Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

A young boy from a camel herding family plays music on a traditional instrument Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

A camel for sale stands in a field at the fair grounds Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

Camel owners sit together near their herds Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

Camel traders sit around a fire before dawn Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

Camels and hot air balloons are silhouetted against the sky Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

A camel gets its nose pierced Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

Indian herders lead their camels to the annual fair Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Indian women and children from herding families Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

A boy leads his camel to water Photograph: Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images