The Brahma Temple - Pushkar is the only place in entire
India where Brahma is worshipped as such the Brahma temple
becomes the most prominent attraction in the town. The marble
temple, which is situated on the Brahma Ghat, houses the four
headed idol of Lord Brahma with an image of his coy wife Gayatri.
There is also a silver turtle that enhances the beauty of the
temple. Devotees visiting the temple have since long put coins in
the temple black and white chequered floor and temple walls as a
mark of respect to those loved ones who have died or those who
have been recently born. The walls also have images of peacocks
as they are considered to be the vehicle of Lord Brahma as well
as his wife Saraswati (firts wife).
Savitri Temple - This is the second most important temple
in Pushkar. It is said that when Brahma couldn’t have his
fwife Savitri to sit with him at the yagna, he married a local
maid, Gayatri and performed the puja with her. When Savitri
arrived, she was infuriated with Lord Brahma and cursed him that
people will not worship him anywhereelse in India except Pushkar.
With this she left for the Ratnagiri hills and immolated herself
at the same place where her temple stands today. There is a
statue of goddess Sarswati inside the temple. Reaching this
temple requires a bit of effort as driving is not possible here
and tourists can see this temple closely only after a 4 kms of
steep climb. However, the views from atop the hill (of lake
Pushkar and sand dunes nearby) is worth that extra effort..
Pushkar Lake -The Pushkar lake holds
a special place in the lives of Hindus who believe that the
flower that fell from the hands of Lord Brahma fell in Pushkar
and created this lake. Like the Ganges, a dip in the Pushkar lake
is also supposed to purify the human body from all the
wrongdoings especially during the occasion of Kartik purnima (the
pushkar fair is organised during this period). The lake is
surrounded by 52 ghats with the Brahma Ghat being the oldest one.
The other important ghats include the Gau ghat, the Varha ghat
and Narsimha ghats. The Gau ghat is the place from where the last
remains of the important leaders of Indian history were immersed.
There are also 52 palaces around this sacred lake.
Pushkar Fair - Every year, on the
occasion of Kartik Purnima (in the month of October - November),
Pushkar comes alive with the liveliest and most popular fair in
entire Rajasthan, the Pushkar fair. Infact it is this fair that
has earned Pushkar its significant place in International map
because it is the only one of its kind of fair that is organised
in entire world.. Lakhs of people from around India come to take
a dip in the holy water of the Pushkar lake. However, the Pushkar
fair is most famous for the camel fair that attracts around
200,000 people with around 50,000 camels. Camels are not only
sold here, rather they also participate in races. There are other
animals like cows, sheep and goats that are bought and sold
during this festival.
The festival that is celebrated for a week also witnesses
Rajasthani music and dance programmes, skits, magic shows, monkey
and snake shows. Tourists can also pick up various handicraft
items from the stalls.










