Bottom right - a musical evening with the owners of a local craft shop and gallery.
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| Pushkar is extremely important to Hindus as a place of worship and is the only place in India with a temple dedicated to Lord Brahma the Creator. Legend holds that Lord Brahma killed the demon Vajra Nabhu with a lotus flower, whose petals floated down to Earth and landed in three places in and around Pushkar. Lakes sprang up on these sites and today the town is a centre for religious pilgrimage by sadhus (below right) and believers who come to bath in the holy waters of the lake. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Above - the town is centred around Pushkar Lake, surrounded by hills on three sides and the sand dunes of the Thar Desert on the fourth. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Left - pilgrims performing puja. |
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| Below - a camel handler. Every November Pushkar is host to the annual camel fair, a spectacular burst of colour and vibrant festivity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Above - the family Singh, whom I first met in 1992: Fatu, his French wife Lola and their children and pet tortoise (below left). Bottom right - a musical evening with the owners of a local craft shop and gallery. |
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