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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 ...
The most famous among Pushkar temples is the red spired Brahma Temple. 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]
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium is an American football stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia, on the campus of West Virginia University.It opened in 1980 and serves as the home field for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team.
Pushkar: Located a few kilometres from Ajmer, it is an important tourist and pilgrimage destination and a satellite town of Ajmer city. It is famous for the Pushkar Lake and the 14th century Brahma Temple at Pushkar, dedicated to Brahma .
Nag Pahad (also known as Naga Pahar; English: Snake Mountain) is a mountain in the Aravalli mountain range located between the towns of Pushkar and Ajmer in the Indian state of Rajasthan. This mountain holds cultural and mythological importance, intertwined with legends and beliefs that have been passed down through generations. [1]
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]
The Ramayana mentions that Vishwamitra performed penance at Pushkar Lake for a thousand years. In spite of Brahma appearing before him and granting him the higher status of a rishi instead of a royal-sage ( rajarishi ), Vishwamitra continued his penance, but, the celestial nymph apsara , Menaka came to the lake to take a bath.
The Pushkar fair [4] is one of India's largest camel, horse and cattle fairs. Apart from the trading of livestock, it is an important pilgrimage season for Hindus to the Pushkar lake . Pushkar fair has also become a significant tourist attraction for domestic and international travellers, given the cooler season, the abundance of colourful ...