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In 1998, Pushkar hosted about 1 million domestic (95%) and international tourists over the year. [6] Pushkar town is famous for its lake known as Pushkar Lake. The lake has 52 ghats. About 400 blue-colored temples surround the holy lake. It makes the atmosphere more spiritual and divine as one can listen to magical chants from temples. [7]
The mandapam of the Brahma temple. Pushkar is said to have over 500 temples (80 are large, the remainder small); of these, many are ancient ones that were destroyed or desecrated by Muslim depredations during Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's rule (1658–1707) but were rebuilt subsequently; The most important of Pushkar's temples is the Brahma temple, which dates to the 14th century. [3]
Pushkar Lake or Pushkar Sarovar is located in the town of Pushkar near Ajmer city in Ajmer district of the Rajasthan state of western India. Pushkar Lake is a sacred lake of the Hindus . The Hindu scriptures describe it as " Tirtha - Guru " [Thirtha Raj]– the perceptor of pilgrimage sites related to a water-body and relate it to the mythology ...
It is also known as Pushkaralu (in Telugu), Pushkara (in Kannada) or Pushkar. It is celebrated at shrines along the banks of 12 major sacred rivers in India, in the form of ancestor worship, spiritual discourses, devotional music and cultural programmes. The celebration happens annually, once in 12 years along each river.
The Pushkar fair [4] is one of India's largest camel, horse and cattle fairs. Apart from the trading of livestock, it is an important pilgrimage season for Hindus to the Pushkar lake . Pushkar fair has also become a significant tourist attraction for domestic and international travellers, given the cooler season, the abundance of colourful ...
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Savitri Mata Mandir or Savitri Temple is a Hindu temple of Goddess Savitri located in Ratnagiri hill which is a popular pilgrimage site in Pushkar, Ajmer district, Rajasthan, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Savitri Mata Mandir is a hilltop Hindu temple.