India Travel Update 
Kolayat Fair in Kolayat, Bikaner is yet another highly explored fair by the devotees who come from far and near and seems to astound you with its unusual approach. It is counted commonly in the catalog of the most important festivals of Rajasthan. It is alternatively famed as the 'Kapil Muni Fair' observed on the banks of the gorgeous Kolayat Lake. Disciples bathe in the lake on this festive eve and their act of taking holy dips into the lake is said to purge their sins.
The expressions of joy and happiness of Kolayat Fair deserve a special mention as according to folklore, the place Kolayat in Bikaner also considered as Kapilayatan whose name was derived from a very famous sage Kapil Muni. Nonetheless, these names are also beautifully mentioned in the sacred scriptures of Puranas and consequently substantiate their relevance.
The festivity of the Bikaner's Kolayat Fair is indeed stupendous. It also holds a special mention because of the 52 Ghats that mark the banks of the Kolayat Lake. Entire 53 Ghats are delightfully bedecked with lights dotting religiosities on the very day of the fiesta. The pilgrims perform certain ritual ceremonies that encompass offering drops, sweetmeats, prayers, sugar milk pudding to the deities and are blessed with gala time. All these items are prepared in the arena of Kolayat Temple that enshrines the statuette of valued Kapil Muni.
Nevertheless, the noteworthy thing in the Kolayat Fair Bikaner is the time of dusk when aficionados horde at one point to put countless lit oil lamps on the leaves and leave them floating on the tranquil lake water.
Make sure that you halt you halt your journey to have the life time experience at this Kolayat Fair in Bikaner which is undeniably a feast for the bystander’s eyes.
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