OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Matvei Michkov scored from a sharp angle at the side the goal at 4:05 of overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 5-4 comeback victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
Anthony Richard and Bobby Brink tied it for Philadelphia midway through the third period with goals in a 2:03 span. Travis Sanheim and Travis Konecny also scored. Ivan Fedotov made 33 saves.
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Ottawa Senators defenseman Travis Hamonic (23) tries to keep Philadelphia Flyers center Morgan Frost (48) away from the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Travis Konecny (11) celebrates after his goal against the Ottawa Senators during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov (82) makes a save as Ottawa Senators center Josh Norris (9) looks for a rebound during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators right wing Drake Batherson (19) tries wrap the puck around the net of Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov, left, during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Bobby Brink (10) falls over Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) during third-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators right wing Drake Batherson, second from left, celebrates after his goal against the Philadelphia Flyers with center Tim Stutzle (18) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) celebrates scoring against the Philadelphia Flyersduring the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Garnet Hathaway (19) gets dragged down by Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot (72) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Tyson Foerster (71) and Ottawa Senators defenseman Artem Zub (2) watch the puck bounce after a save by goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov (82) stretches out with his pads to make a save as Ottawa Senators right wing Adam Gaudette (81) looks for the rebound behind the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Matvei Michkov (39) celebrates with goaltender Ivan Fedotov (82) after defeating the Ottawa Senators in overtime of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov (82) dives to cover the puck in front of Ottawa Senators center Josh Norris (9) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Brady Tkachuk, Drake Batherson, Josh Norris and Adam Gaudette scored for Ottawa, coming off road victories over Boston and Toronto. Linus Ullmark made 14 saves.
Flyers: The Flyers won after allowing two power-play goals.
Senators: The Senators have outshot their opponents 111-62 over their last three games.
Brink’s third-period goal on a drive to the net tied it with 7:15 left in the third.
The Senators scored on two of their six power plays and are 16 for 54 on the season.
The Flyers host Buffalo on Saturday night to open a five-game homestand. The Senators are at Carolina on Saturday night.
Ottawa Senators defenseman Travis Hamonic (23) tries to keep Philadelphia Flyers center Morgan Frost (48) away from the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Travis Konecny (11) celebrates after his goal against the Ottawa Senators during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov (82) makes a save as Ottawa Senators center Josh Norris (9) looks for a rebound during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators right wing Drake Batherson (19) tries wrap the puck around the net of Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov, left, during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Bobby Brink (10) falls over Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) during third-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators right wing Drake Batherson, second from left, celebrates after his goal against the Philadelphia Flyers with center Tim Stutzle (18) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) celebrates scoring against the Philadelphia Flyersduring the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Garnet Hathaway (19) gets dragged down by Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot (72) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Tyson Foerster (71) and Ottawa Senators defenseman Artem Zub (2) watch the puck bounce after a save by goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov (82) stretches out with his pads to make a save as Ottawa Senators right wing Adam Gaudette (81) looks for the rebound behind the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Matvei Michkov (39) celebrates with goaltender Ivan Fedotov (82) after defeating the Ottawa Senators in overtime of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov (82) dives to cover the puck in front of Ottawa Senators center Josh Norris (9) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
PUSHKAR, India (AP) — It’s early morning in Pushkar, a city at the edge of the Thar desert in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, and a herd of about a dozen camels led by two men is returning, raising a golden sand cloud.
The camels had been out grazing in the night at the foothills of the ancient Aravali mountain range, and their handlers spent the night out in the open.
For the next two hours or so, when the heat is still bearable, prospective buyers will look for bargains among hundreds of camels that have been brought to be sold by herders and farmers from surrounding districts.
Many camels wear necklaces made with a string of small round bells and have brightly colored plastic flowers on their snouts and heads. Specialized barbers walk around trimming camel hair for a fee to make them look more attractive to buyers.
Some herders have walked with their animals for two weeks or more on paved roads and scrub land to reach the annual fair.
Camels were once the most important animals used for transportation in the desert. Even though paved roads and vehicles have made them largely irrelevant, they are still being used in some remote parts of the state.
Hitched to a wooden cart, they can be seen transporting people and construction materials. Some are still in use by farmers selling fresh vegetable produce to townsfolk. Herders supplement their diet with camel milk, make blankets with camel hair and use camel dung as cooking fuel.
Even though fewer camels are being traded now, the state government has worked to turn the fair into a big tourist attraction. On the large sandy plain where the fair is held, large Ferris wheels are installed and dozens of stalls are set up to sell local handicrafts. Men with impressive moustaches compete for a prize, and tourists are encouraged to take selfies with them.
Children wear traditional costumes, play string instruments and carry on their heads replicas of vessels used by women to fetch water as they enact rural scenes and mingle with the crowd presenting live tableaux.
Everything is carefully choreographed for the tourists.
Thousands of tourists from around the world now enjoy camel rides, watch cultural shows, and get to participate in rural sports contests and play a game of cricket watched by a bustling crowd.
Hindu devotees visiting the fair can take a dip in the holy Pushkar Lake, situated about 2 kilometers (1¼ miles) from the site of the fair and visit a number of old temples dotting the city of Pushkar.
A herder takes his camels for grazing at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
A herder brings his camels back from grazing at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
A herder prepares to leave with his camels after attending a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
Herders sit next to their camels as they wait for prospective buyers at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
Herders wait with their camels for prospective buyers at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
A buyer examines the teeth of a camel before deciding at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
A buyer negotiates the price of a camel with a herder at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
A group of camels feed on hay from a cart as their herders get ready to leave after attending a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
Tourists participate in a turban-tying competition during a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Wednesday Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
A tourist takes a selfie with a group of men participating in a moustache competition during a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
A camel herder negotiates with a buyer at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
A barber trims the hair of a camel at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
A woman tends to a camel at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
A handler makes a horse stand on its hind legs on a traditional bedstead in a show of skill at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
A herder makes a mixture of hay and grains to feed his camels at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
A child plays a string instrument as his companions carry water containers on their heads as they enact a scene from rural life during a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
Villagers arrive to take a dip in the Pushkar lake, considered sacred by Hindus, during a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
Villagers arrive to take a dip in the Pushkar lake, considered sacred by Hindus, during a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
Herders rest with their camels after arriving for a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
A herder brings his camels back from grazing at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
A camel sits silhouetted against a brightly lit Ferris wheel at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
Camel herders bring their animals to a water tank at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)