| 13 kms from Ajmer, Pushkar is a small Hindu pilgrimage | | | | Pushkar Fair is organized in October or November |
| town with as many as 400 temples and 52 bathing | | | | every year around the Holy Lake. It is believed that |
| ghats surrounding Pushkar Lake. The special | | | | Lord Brahma chose Pushkar Lake to perform his |
| significance of the place lies in the belief that it is the | | | | yagna. Moreover, sage Vishwamitra meditated here |
| only city with a temple dedicated to Lord Brahma, God | | | | for years too. It is believed that a mere dip in the holy |
| of Creation and one of the Hindu Trinity deities. | | | | Pushkar Lake can absolve one of all the sins and |
| Pushkar Lake is quiet and beautiful and is said to be | | | | opens the doors of Paradise. The city of Pushkar is |
| present from the time the world was created. It is | | | | also believed to be the source of the famous Gayatri |
| believed to be a very sanctified water body that was | | | | Mantra and is thus, considered one of the five Gayatri |
| created from the impact of Lotus Flower that fell from | | | | Dhams all over the world. |
| the hands of Brahma. | | | | |