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Pushkar :-  A  Melting Pot of Culture, Religion, Ecology and Spirituality

Pushkar, located in the heart of Rajasthan, is surrounded by beautiful nature. This peaceful town is also situated around a beautiful lake and is surrounded by hills and sand dunes. It has more than 400 temples 

including the only one temple in India dedicated to the Hindu God Lord Brahma, the Creator of the Universe. According to Indian Mythology, after visiting all the Hindu pilgrim towns and temples (Four Dhams), if Pushkar is not visited for Pooja, then salvation is not achieved.According to the Hindu calendar Pushkar Fair commences in Nawami (Ninth Moon) and ends in Purnima (Full Moon) in the month of Kartika, which can be in October or November depending on the Moon calendar. In Pushkar, one of the biggest Cattle Fair is also held for trading purposes and the best cattle's in all categories are awarded. Countless people in their colorful attire gather to take a dip in the Pushkar Holy Lake and pray to the deities. 

The whole town comes alive with vibrant folk music and dances, magic shows, horse and camel races and various other traditional entertainment competitions. Pushkar, with more then 12 local fairs and festivals of 10 –15 days duration is a year round destination. It is a mellow town by the great lake of Pushkar amidst the perfume of jasmine and rose flowers. More than 4,000 to 6,000 visitors from all over the world come to Pushkar everyday. Brahma 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). This temple built with marble  is decorated with silver coins. Besides there  is a silver turtle on the floor of temple. The chaturmukhi (four Faces) brahma idol is housed in garbha of “ womb home” which is the sanctum sanctorum. above the garabha griha a super structure called shikhara is composed of many small shikhars. Interestingly the marble statue of surya  

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