of the universe. Some of the local people residing there briefed me with the tale behind its uniqueness. According to the Padma Purana, Brahma was in search of a place to perform a yagna when the lotus he was handling fell from his hand and landed in Pushkar. He resolved to perform the yagna there and then itself however his wife Savitri failed to join him, so he married a local damsel, Gayatri and completed the formalities. When Savitri arrived, she discovered Gayatri, and enraged, ticked off Brahma saying, that Pushkar would be the only place where he would be worshipped in. We visited the ghats and temples, offered prayers at the lake while trying not to get ripped off by the local priests. We dipped in the holy Pushkar lake and had a bhang lassi which was awesome. Pushkar holy lake was created by Brahma by combining the waters of the four places of pilgrimage sacrosanct to Hindus- Badrinath, Jagannath, Rameshwaram and Dwarka. The lake is hugged by 52 ghats, teeming with sadhus, devotees and tourists. Most of the ghats are no older than 300 years and have innumerable small temples. Offerings made at the Brahma, Gau and Varaha ghats, which are the oldest, are considered to be most auspicious.At the Varaha Temple, while taking a round we saw different layers of it . At the Aptaeshvar Temple a lingam was installed.
14 comments:
- At October 31, 2007 3:46 AM sumitkiki said...
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Nice information about Pushkar.
Kindly give more information about fathepur sikri,lal qila and tajmahal in Agra.
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- At May 1, 2008 4:23 AM Kamleshwar said...
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you will not find too many temples of Brahma.
There is a story behind this, not able to recollect but this also includes Cow and a white flower in the Himalaya. Will try to post sometime later.
Kamleshwar Bhatt
www.badrikedar.com - At January 20, 2009 4:22 AM Mac said...
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Awesome Pushkar!
Very informative Post. The story of Pushkar make me understand why it is a holy place in India.
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Happy travelling and trekking - At July 10, 2009 11:13 PM Maureen Lopez said...
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- At July 10, 2009 11:17 PM Maureen Lopez said...
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Thanks for nice information about Pushkar. Pushkar is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India. Pushkar means born due to a flower. Hindus believe that the gods released a swan with a lotus in its beak and let it fall on earth where Brahma would perform a grand yagna. India is very relegious country. I never been there. I want to go there and visit this place.
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- At August 22, 2009 1:20 PM Mac said...
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- At January 30, 2010 6:58 AM webmasterjoy said...
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well i have visited Pushkar once in my life, and it was a nice experience.
One of the great places i liked there is Pushkar lake which attracted me a lot.
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