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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 considered a sacred city by the Hindus particularly in Shaktism, [1] [3] and meat and eggs consumption are forbidden in the city as are alcohol and drugs. [4] Pushkar is located on the shore of Pushkar Lake, which has many ghats where pilgrims bathe. [3] Pushkar is also significant for its Gurdwaras for Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh ...
It is located in Pushkar, Rajasthan, near Ajmer, India. The temple is believed to mark the site where Goddess Sati's wrists (Manibandh) fell, as described in Hindu mythology. The temple is also known locally as Chamunda Mata Mandir and holds significant religious importance.
The Luni is the largest river in the Thar Desert in Northwest India. [1] It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 495 km (308 mi).
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]
In 2016, the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) proposed a ₹ 9.5 billion project to supply the Bisalpur water to the remaining areas of the city. [ 11 ] In 2016, the almost-dry Pushkar Lake was filled with water from the Bisalpur reservoir for the annual Pushkar Fair .
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The Pushkar Fair, also called the Pushkar Camel Fair or locally as Kartik Mela or Pushkar ka Mela is an annual multi-day livestock fair and cultural fête held in the town of Pushkar near Ajmer city in Ajmer district in (Rajasthan, India).