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Pushkar Travel Information
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Weather
In Summer: 45 C (Max) - 25 C (Min)
In winter: 22 C (Max) - 8 C (Min)
Rainy Season from July to Mid Sept, and very humid (upto 90%)
Our suggestion
Best time to come: Oct to Dec
Main Attraction
Pushkar Fair (18th - 26th November, 2004)
The well-known and marked with largest participation of all the festivals
of Rajasthan, Pushkar is an important pilgrimage as well as the venue of a
mammoth cattle fair. Bazaars, auctions, music and sports are highlight of
this event. Recommended.
Pushkar History
Historically, Pushkar always had great strategic importance and was sacked
by Mahumud of Ghanzi on one of his periodic forays from Afghanistan. Later
it became a favorite residence of the great Moghula. One of the first contacts
between the Moghula and the British occurred in Pushkar when Sir Thomas Roe
met with Jehangir here in 1616. The city was subsequently taken by the Scindias
and, in 1818, it was handed over to the British, becoming one of the few places
in Rajasthan controlled directly by British rather than being part of a princely
state.
Culture
Located just 11 kms from Ajmer, the holy lake of Pushkar is believed to have
been created by Lord Brahma himself. It is as important as Benaras or Puri.
Devout Hindus believe that it is essential to visit Pushkar at least once
in their lifetime.
No pilgrimage is consedered complete without a dip in the holy Pushkar lake.
Pushkar has as many as 400 temples and 52 ghats and the only temple in the
country that is dedicated to Brahama is to be found here. While Pushkar is
a heaven for the religiously inclined, it is also the venue of one of the
country's most colorful cattle fairs - the Pushkar Fair.
General Travel Information
Reaching Pushkar
By Air
Jaipur Flight Schedule
The nearest airport from Pushkar is Jaipur. Jaipur is well connected to all
the major cities which includes Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jodhpur, Udaipur.
Recently, flights to Dubai has also started from Pushkar by Indian Airlines.
By Bus
Pushkar is 11 km from main Ajmer bus stand. Rajasthan Roadways run very comfortable
deluxe buses from Jaipur. There are buses from Jaipur to Ajmer every 15 minutes,
some nonstop. The roads are very good, and it takes around 3 hrs from Jaipur.
You can also come by hire private cars.
By Train
The nearest railway station for Pushkar is Ajmer, which is on the Broad Gauge
and hence connected to all the metro cities of India. There are daily trains
from Delhi in morning (Shatabdhi Exp).
Getting
around
Pushkar is a relatively small town and easy enough to get around on foot There
are no autorickshaws in the town center. A bicycle is best to get around.
Shopping
Pushkar main bazaar is a tangle of narrow lanes lined with an assortments
of interesting small shops.
Particularly good buys include silver and beaded jewellery, embroidered fabrics,
bed and cushion covers.. Rajasthani puppets and fusion music. Its also great
place to but books. There's is a excellent range of second hand novels in
various language available.
Things you can do
Each year, up to 200,000 people flock to Pushkar for the Camel Fair, bringing
with them some 50,000 camels and cattle for several days of pilgrimage, horse
dealing, camel racing and colourful festivities.
The Rajasthan tourist office has promoted the fair as an international attraction
by adding Rajasthan dance programmes and other cultural events and by putting
up a huge ten city for the Indian and foreign visitor.
Places to see
Temples
Pushkar boasts temples, through few are as ancient pilgrimage site many were
destroyed by Aurangzeb and subsequently rebuilt. The most famous is what is
said to be the only temple in India dedicated to Brahma. It's marked by a
red spire and over the entrance gateway is the hans, or goose symbol, of Brahma,
who is said to have personally chosen Pushkar as its site. The Rangji Temple
chosen is also important.
The one - hour trek up to the hilltop temple overlooking the lake is best
made early in the morning; the view is magnificent.
Ghats
Numerous ghats run down to the lake, and pilgrims are constantly bathing in
the lake's holy waters. If you wish to join them, do it with respect - remove
your shoes, don't smoke and don't take photographs. This is not Varanasi and
the pilgrims here can be very touchy about insensitive instruction by non
- Hindus.
Eating out
Sunset cafe , Om Shiva , Moon Dance , Sun-n-Moon ,The Third Eye ,Vijay Deep
Restaurant are some famus places to have a buffet meal.
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