Though it is only 11 km from Ajmer, the little pilgrim town of Pushkar transports you to another world. The road from Ajmer crosses a pass in the Aravalli Hills called Nag Parbat (Snake Mountain), and brings into view the tranquil lake and the peaceful temple town set by its side.According to the legend the holy Pushkar Lake sprang up when a lotus petal fell from the hand of Lord Brahma, the Creator.
Essentially a travel lover I decided to enjoy my winters this new year.It was in the chill of january 2007 i landed up at my fiancee's place in Ajmer.The first destination was offcourse the famous Pushkar temple.Its very hot in summers so ideal time would be early winters.On your way to pushkar you keep taking a lot of turns because you are travelling the Aravalli hills.

You must have heard about a lot of famous temples of Lord Shiva,but surely Lord Brahma is'nt that famous.Pushkar homes the only famous temple of Lord Brahma.According to the legend the holy Pushkar Lake sprang up when a lotus petal fell from the hand of Lord Brahma, the Creator.Where it fell it got transformed into a lake knwon as the famous pushkar lake around which the whole pushkar is set up.With hills on three sides, Pushkar is swarming with temples, said to number over 400.A tall hill can be seen from the lake having a steep apex and gives a beautiful view of sun setting at its base in summers and behin it in winters.This one sunset is held by me forever.





The temple is at one end of the Sadar Bazaar is marked by a red spire and the beautiful statue of a ‘hans’ (swan), Lord Brahma’s ‘vahana’ (celestial carrier) over the entrance.Indeed, life here revolves around these temples and ghats, as also the vibrant bazaars. However, this placid town takes on a very different character each year during the much anticipated cattle fair, famous as the Pushkar Fair at the time of full moon of the Hindu lunar month which falls in october or november.Believed to be the largest cattle fair in all Asia, it is worth a visitor’s while to include this spectacular event in their travel itinerary.Don’t be surprised if you end up staying here longer than you planned – you won’t be the first to do so because I too ended up spending one extra week there..!!!
Here are the a few holy ghats.








Talking about pushkar fair let me tell you how would it look like unless you have seen it for yourself.A temporary township of tents springs up on the outskirts of Pushkar after ‘Deewali’.upto 200,000 people converge here for the world-famous cattle fair – pilgrims, tourists, film makers, traders, nomads and villagers with their herds of cattle, camels and horses. As livestock trading spreads over a fortnight, the whole town takes on a festive carnival atmosphere with colourful shops and food stalls coming up everywhere. While thousands of farmers haggle over the price of a camel or cow, other villagers participate in various contests, camel, donkey and horse races or take their children for rides on the giant wheel.Campfires light up the cool November evenings and the performances of folk dance and music, cast a spell on the silent desert nights. The festivities peak on the day of the full moon as thousands of pilgrims take a holy dip. The moving ‘deepdan’ ceremony rounds off the proceedings, as hundreds of tiny flickering lamps are set afloat on the serene lake.Coming to sadar bazaar again,If you are a cloths freak you are in for a treat here.So many shops are lined on both sides as you walk on the road to the main temple.Shops selling beautiful cloths made out of raw silk,stones both raw and embedded into beautiful jewellry and it is a roit of colours in all the shops,like this in one of the shops.



Many foreigners come as tourists and end up setteling here.This one was quite busy speading some tour edicates to other tourists.



There are many places you can eat in pushkar but I am just telling you this because when you eat there try the indian food n not the chinese because it would just confuse you wheather you just ate chinese noodles or bhaji-pao...!!!

So finally in those beautiful 20 days i spent there I bought a lot of stuff from pushkar and many beautiful memories i shared with my fiancee at pushkar and of the rich and exotic rajasthani culture.Make sure once in lifetime you visit it..............believe me it's worth it...!!!