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Most Popular Tourism delight holy city and
Well-known Hindu pilgrim centre. Among the five
"dhams" or pilgrimages that are held in high
esteem by Hindus. Surrounded By Desert And Snake
Mountain. This Traveler Friendly Town Clings To
The Side Of The Small Pushkar Lake With Its Many
Bathing Ghats And Temples Puskhar Is A Very
Important Pilgrimage Center.
Pushkar radiates
am ambience of peace and spirituality that casts
a lure to visit again and again. Spirituality
and relaxed nature of Pushkar attracts tourist
from several countries. Pushkar is 140 KM away
from Jaipur state capital of Rajasthan (India).
& about 11 Km From Ajmer. Puskhar Is A Very
Important Pilgrimage Center of Hindu's. The
Brahma temple is the most important temple here
and is, in fact, the only Brahma temple of
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Pushkar is among the five "dhams" or pilgrimages
that are held in high esteem by Hindus. It is
said that in battle lord Brahma killed the demon
"Vajra Nabh" with a lotus flower, whose petals
floated down to earth and landed in three places
in and around Pushkar where lakes sprang up.
Pushkar is
internationally known for its colorful cattle fair
when thousands of devotees from all faiths assemble
to take a dip in the holy lake. "Rajasthani" Dance,
"Rajasthani" music, gaily-attired folks and various
cultural events add to the fun and major Attraction
of the occasion. The phenomenal camel races are the
most interesting part of the fair augmented by
cattle auction and colorful shops exhibiting
beautiful handicrafts.
The Temple town has withstood the test of time, and
has been a mute witness to the procession of history
from the epic "RAMAYANA", to "Fa-Hien's" account of
Pushkar in the 4th Century AD. ,and to the time of
Muslim invasion.
According To Hindu Mythology the three pushkar's
were formed when three lotus petals dropped from
Brahma's hand as he searched for a place for a fire
rite (Yajna). Three lakes are surrounded by three
hills,which represents the three fires of Brahma's
sacrifice in pushkar and the holy lake represent the
Vedi. This whole area was known as Pushkaranaya in
Hindu Mythology. Pushkar Ksetra could be compared
with pushkar Velley of today. After been discovery
of "Sarasvati River" (Among the Three Most worshiped
river's of Hindus ("Ganga", "Jamuna", " Saraswati"
).
Bramha Temple
One of the major thriving temple of Brahma, in
pushkar can be identified by its red Spire and By
the image of Hans (The swan considered sacred to
Lord Brahma). The "Chaturmukhi" (Four Faces) Brahma
idol is housed in "Grabha Grih" (WOMB house) which
is the sanctum sanctorum. The sanctuary has silver
doors inside a carved marble gateway. Steps in the
corner lead to a small cave dedicated to Lord Shiva.
A beautifully carved silver turtle is set on the
floor in the front of the "Garbha Grih". This temple
Built with Marbles is Decorated with Silver Coins.
The temple walls are also adorned with graceful
peacocks, the celestial vehicle of Goddess "Saraswati"
(The Goddess of wisdom and Consort of Lord Brahma.).
Bramha Temple is alone in the World.
Brahma forms the great Hindu trilogy of Brahma,
Vishnu and Shiva, each symbolizing the lifecycle of
birth, preservation and destruction. Brahma the
creator is depicted as of four bearded heads and
four hands each holding a book of Vedas (knowledge).
His vehicle is the swan and his consort is Savitri.
According to the "Padam Puran",The Hindu religious
text
Pushkar means a pond created by flower, was formed
when Brahma dropped a lotus flower on the earth to
determine a place for his yagna, a holy sacrifice.
The story goes that Brahma wanted to perform the
yagna at the most auspicious time but his consort
Savitri whose presence at the yagna was vital for
its performance kept him waiting. Irritated by this
Brahma married Gayatri, a milkmaid and installed her
instead. Savitri on seeing someone else in her place
was infuriated and cursed Brahma that he would be
forgotten by people on earth and never worshiped.
She relented on pleas from other Gods that he could
only be worshiped in Pushkar, hence there are no
Brahma Temples elsewhere
PUSHKAR LAKE
Pushkar lake: It is surrounded by hills on three
sides and desert on the other side. The cave of
Saint "Agasthya" was located on the snake mountain
here. There is one belief that "Kalidasa", the
Indian counterpart of Shakespeare, had this place as
his locale for his Sanskrit drama, "Shakuntalam".
According to a legend, the lake was formed when Lord
Brahma wanted to perform a "yagna" here. A temple
dedicated to him can be seen here.
The pious Pushkar Lake, believed to have been
created by the falling of lotus from the hand of
Lord Brahma. It is considered to be as old as the
creation. The lake is considered as one of the most
sacred spots, and believed that one dip in the
waters of lake on Kartika Poornima is equivalent to
performing yagnas for several hundred years.
The charming lake amidst the hills has fifty-two
bathing ghats, built around lake. The water around
each ghat is supposed to have special powers. The
Naga Kund is believed to give fertility, Roop Tirth
gives beauty and charm, Kapil Vyapi Kund water helps
in curing leprosy and a dip in the Mrikand Muni Kund
grants the boon of wisdom.
Pushkar Lake is semicircular lake around which there
are 52 "Ghats". The max depth of the lake is 10 mts.
The lake is a holy place and is known as the king of
the "Trithas". The bath at Pushkar is thought to be
more important than at any other place. The holy dip
in this lake on kartika Purnima is thought to be
salvation giving.The man who BATHES in the Shukla
Paksha of Karitha month and has the Darshan of varah
will not take rebirth on this earth and enjoy the
bliss of heaven. The people who have a holy dip at
the lake on karitha Purinama, gain the fruit equal
to do the Jap and Tap for one hundred years. There
are many yajna spots which cannot be counted even by
Vrihshpati, the teacher of the gods.
Pushkar is a town in the state of Rajasthan in
India. Pushkar means born due to a flower. In Hindu
mythology it is said 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. The place
where the lotus fell was called Pushkar. It is
situated 14 Km from Ajmer and is one of the five
sacred dhams (pilgrimage sites for devout Hindus.)
It is often called "Tirth Raj" - the king of
pilgrimage sites - and has in recent years become a
popular destination for foreign tourists.
Pushkar lies on the shore of Pushkar Lake. It has
five principal temples, many smaller temples and 52
ghats where pilgrims descend to the lake to bathe in
the sacred waters. One of the primary temples is the
14th century temple dedicated to Brahma, the Hindu
god of creation. Very few temples to Lord Brahma
exist anywhere in the world. Other temples of Brahma
include those at Besakih in Bali, Bithoor in Uttar
Pradesh, India, and Prambanan in Indonesia.
Savitri Temple
The temple of Lord Brahma's first wife. It is
located on the hill behind the Brahma temple and one
has to climb a long series of steps to reach the
shrine. It commands a panoramic view of the
beautiful lake and the picturesque surrounding of
the villages.
Saraswati Temple
Saraswati is the wife of Brahma. Literally her name
means 'the flowing one' .In the Rig Veda she
represents a river deity and is connected with
fertility and purification. She is considered the
personification of all knowledge - arts, sciences,
crafts and skills. She is the goddess of the
creative impulse, the source of music, beauty and
eloquence. Artists, writers and other individuals
involved in creative endeavors have for millennia
come on pilgrimage to Pushkar to request the
inspiration of Brahma and Saraswati. According to a
theory,the shrine myths are often metaphorical
expressions of the particular power of a pilgrimage
place, the lake, hill and area of Pushkar have a
spirit or presence that awakens and stimulates the
human capacity of creativity.
OLD RANGJI TEMPLE
Lord Rangji is incarnation of Lord Vishnu. This
temple was built in 1823 by Seth Puranmal Ganeriwal
of Hyderabad. This temple is unique due to
confluence of South Indian style (Dravid) & Rajput
style of architecture.
New Temple
The gracious temple is very conspicuous, due to its
south Indian style of architecture. It has a high
rising Gopuram typical of southern India
Pushkar has more than 400 temples, the other
important temples are Balaji Ka Mandir and Man
Mandir.
WARAH TEMPLE
The Warah temple houses an image of Lord Vishnu in
the incarnation of wild boar. The temples of Lord
Brahma and Warah are considered equally important.
This ancient temple believed to be constructed by
Chauhan King Anaji (1123-1150), and was renovated by
Gokul Chand Parikh a Scindia minister in 1806.
My thologically a very important temple and is
believed that Lord Vishnu came on the earth in the
incarnation of Warah (Wild boar) to kill the demon
Hirnayaksh and liberate the land from his
atrocities. After the Ajmer victory. Mohammad Gauri
destructed the temple.
Pushkar is also famous for its annual Pushkar Camel
Fair.
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