At India's Pushkar camel fair
At India's Pushkar camel fair Shaukat Ahmed/Pacific Press via ZUMA

Two camels adorned with orange saddles, nose pegs and tiny bells tied to their legs are pounding their hooves to the beat of drums. A 35-year-old-local performer Kanjo leads them in a clamorous dance. “I am just like a prop for these camels,” she tells me. “For me they are like a God. I love, respect and worship them. And I can’t live without them.” She also relies on them to make a living.

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