Brahma temple
Savitri Temple
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| When you go from Jaipur to Jodhpur in any case you should not fail
to visit Pushkar, an important place of Hindu pilgrimage in the state of
Rajasthan. The lovely township housing is idyllically located at the sacred lake
of the same name in the Aravalli mountains near the Thar Desert. It
is just 14 km apart from Ajmer, the most sacred of all Muslim pilgrimage
sites in India, separated by the Nag Pahar (Snake Mountain).
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lake Pushkar
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holy place
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Ka Mela - the great Pushkar fair
Pushkar is also known for its annual camel fair,
the ka Mela. The five days festival is celebrated in October / Novenber depending on
the Hindi calendar, at the Pushkar Lake. Thousands of traders and
tourists flock to the city for one of the world's largest
camel and livestock fairs. There will be thousands
of camels, cattle and horses for trade, with added attractions of games,
races, local folk dances, song and entertainment.
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