Pushkar - पुष्कर

This picturesque pilgrim centre nestling amidst the rugged Aravali hills is considered to be one of the most sacred pilgrimage for Hindus and is referred as 'Tirth Raj' or the the 'king of pilgrime centre'. It is believed that a pilgrimage to the sacred 'char Dhams' (Badrinath at Uttaranchal,Jagannath at Orissa, Rameshwaram at Tamil nadu and Dwarka at Gujarat) is incomplete without a holy dip in the sacred waters of Pushkar. According to 'Padam Puran', Lord Brahma was in search of a suitable place for a vedic yagna. While contemplating, a lotus petal fell down from his hand on the earth and water spurted from three places, one of them was Pushkar and Brahma decided to perform his yagna over here. The sleepy town comes to life during the annual Pushkar fair held on kartik Purnima. It has emerged as a major tourist attraction of the region, as toruists from all parts of the world gather here for this colourful fair. Nestled in the Aravalli Valley in central Rajasthan, at the foot of Nag Pahar or Snake Mountain, which forms a natural border between Pushkar and Ajmer.