Honeymoon in Pushkar, reverred by the followers of Hindu faith. Sense of
spirituality makes Pushkar special. Anyone who has his streams of thoughts
flowing from spirituality would find visit to Pushkar very fruitful. Pushkar
honeymoon for any religious couple would be highly delightful. Girdled by
hills on three sides and sand dunes on the other, Pushkar forms a
fascinating location and a befitting place for sharing precious moments of
life. Travel to Pushkar with your mate and get rewarded for it.
Brahma Temple
The Brahma temple is the most important temple here and is, in fact, the
only Brahma temple of India. This is the only existing temple dedicated to
Lord Brahma. Built in the 14th century, it stands on a high plinth with
marble steps leading up to it. A red spire marks the temple, and over the
entrance gateway is the Hans (goose), the symbol of Brahma who is said to
have personally chosen Pushkar as his place. A silver turtle is set on the
floor facing the sanctum-sanctorum or garbha-griha. Around the turtle, the
marble floor is inset with hundreds of silver coins. The sanctuary has
silver doors inside a carved marble gateway.
Another temple mentionworthy is of Savitri (consort of Lord Brahma) on a hilltop. One has to trek to reach the temple, but it has a beautiful view of Pushkar Lake at dawn. Apteshwar Mahadeo Temple, a 12th century temple, is devoted to Lord Shiva.The Warrah temple holds an idol of Lord Vishnu in the incarnation of a wild boar. Innumerable ghats run down the lake in Pushkar. To bathe on these ghats is always with religious undertone.
Pushkar Fair
Honeymooners can also be a part of the Pushkar fair-One of the most popular
and charismatic fairs of the desert . The time of the fair corresponds to
the western month of October/November. Turbaned heads, the colorful veils
and skirts of the women bring alive the arid desert. The village women are
dressed in their best clothes and finery for the five-day fair.
Shopping
The long string of stalls all along the main market are famous for embroidered fabrics and shoes, colourful beads and bangles, brass utensils, belts studded with brass, cloth covers for cammels with mirror work colourful saddles and leather goods beautiful wall hanging and shoulder bags. The prime places for shopping here are home circus, Bazar, Sarafa bazar, Malakhera Bazar. Be ready for bargaining while shopping in Pushkar.
Cuisines
Choicest of vegetarian cuisines are available. Non vegetarian food and
alchohol is not allowed here.
How to Reach
Air
Nearest airport to Jaipur, 131 km away. From there you can get buses or taxi for Pushkar.
Rail
Nearest railway station is Ajmer, located at a distance of 11 km from Pushkar. Ajmer is well linked with major places in Rajasthan.
Road
Pushkar has two bus stops which operate buses for Delhi, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaipur and Udaipur.
