Vacations to the sleepy Pushkar that ornaments the deserts of Rajasthan can be an amazing experience. Discover a quite and rural land shrouded in the lores of the ancient and medieval times.
Once in a year during the month of November Pushkar springs to life and sees frenzied festive activity during the famous Pushkar fair. People from all over Rajasthan and the nearby villages visit Pushkar during the Pushkar fair and participate in the colorful festivities that mark the celebrated Pushkar festival.
Quite a few legends are associated with the birth of this ancient city. The most popular legend associated with the establishment of the Pushkar city is that once the Hindu deity Lord Brahma was flying over Rajasthan when a few lotus petals from his flower floated down on the Pushkar sands and miraculously three lakes sprung up. It is believed that Lord Brahma considered this to be an event of importance and decided to conduct a religious ceremony near these lakes, he had to marry a local girl as his wife was not around, unfortunately his wife appeared at the time of the religious ceremony and cursed Lord Brahma that he'll never be worshipped anywhere in the world and strangely enough in spite of being such an important Hindu deity he is not worshipped anywhere except in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
The popular tourist attractions located in Pushkar that you must visit while on your Rajasthan vacations are the Shri Brahma Temple, Varah Temple, Savitri Temple, Mahadev Temple, Ramavaikunth Temple and the three Pushkar Lakes.
So come and enjoy interesting vacations to Pushkar with vmaketrip and discover Rajasthan splendor at its best on your Rajasthan vacations.
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