India Travel Update 
In spite of its much staggered area of 5530 sq. km. Karauli in Rajasthan is ostentatious of its light red sandstones. The quaint attractiveness of the place undeniably makes the buccaneers speechless but its culture and the fairs and festivals also leave enduring recollections on the voyagers. Of all the existing gusto fairs and festivals in Karauli, Rajasthan, the most exceptional one that is celebrated on an unrestrained scale is the Kailadevi Fair, Karauli. It is principally a socio-cultural event where people from different countries pay their homage to the extremely esteemed Devi Kaila who is adulated immensely in a great deal.
To rejoice Kailadevi Fair, the pilgrims take no single minute and gather in the premises of Kaila Devi temple which is positioned on the banks of river Kalisil and its distance is just 2 km from the north west of the Kaila Township. While exploring the happiness of this fair, you will notice one thing that somewhere around 2 lakh unyielding devotees accumulate to perform the Kanak-Dandotis with sheer dedication. This ritual includes rigorous process that needs to be followed by the aficionados. They are supposed to cover the distance of 15 to 20 km by lying flat in a line with their hands in that position. Moreover, they should be aware that all this is not needed to be covered by only means of scrawling no foot is allowed.
It all depends upon you that how you would like to cover this arduous ritual as some do not prefer to take any break and perform in a continuous manner whereas intersperse their journey for refreshment purpose such as taking food and drinks. Afterward, they also indulge themselves in different course of activities such as performing music and dance and singing hymns in the praise of Almighty.
In the last, for your information, please note that such splendid and extremely joyous celebration of Kailadevi Fair, Karauli takes place in the month of Chaitra according o the English calendar comprises of two months: March to April and is observed for a period of fortnight.
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