PUSHKAR LAKE
AT
AJMER
Pushkar Lake is located in the holy city of Pushkar in Ajmer district of
Rajasthan. The lake is related to the mythology of Lord Brahma. The scenic lake
of Pushkar is situated in a valley about 10 kms to the northwest of Ajmer.
Pushkar Lake is enclosed by hills and desert. Pushkar Lake is one of the most
holy place for Hindus.
There are about 52 Ghats and 400 temples in Pushkar which are situated
on the banks of the Pushkar Lake. It is considered that the famed waters of the
Pushkar wash away the sins of whole life.
Pilgrims from all over come to take bath in the holy waters of Pushkar
on the day of Kartik Purnima or on any of the four days before the day of
Kartik Purnima and also worship at the Ghats. The spiritual water of the Lake
is also considered to treat skin diseases, making Pushkar "the Lourdes of
the East".
The history of Pushkar Lake dates back to 4th century BC. The creation
of Pushkar Lake, as an artificial lake goes back to12th century. In 1615–16,
the Mughal emperor Jahangir set up his hunting lodge on the shores of the
Pushkar Lake. He came to this lodge for hunting when he was staying in Ajmer,
about 20 kilometres from Pushkar.
This act breaks the local custom of in which animals are not to be
killed in the areas of the holy lake. Later, grandson of Jahangir named
Aurangzeb (1618–1707) destroyed some of the temples of the pushkar which were
built again afterwards. The Rajput rulers of Amber, Bundi, Bikaner and
Jaisalmer put their maximum efforts to re-establish the significance of the
lake and its nearby temples.
Ghats of the Pushkar Lake are also renovated and also temples are built
around it by various rulers like Maharaja Man Singh I of Amber, Daulat Rao
Scindia, Maha Rana Pratap etc.
There are about 52 ghats at the lake which is used by pilgrims to take
bath. But 10 of fiftytwo ghats are most famous and are important historical
architecture too. These are the Varaha Ghat, the Dadhich Ghat, Saptarishi
Ghats, Gwalior Ghat, Kota Ghat, Gau ghat, Yag Ghat, Jaipur Ghat, Karni Ghat and
Gangaur Ghat.
Pushkar Camel Fair is Asia’s largest camel fair which commences on
Prabodhini Ekadashi, the 11th lunar day in the bright fortnight and ends on
Kartik Poornima – the full Moon day in the month of Kartik (October– November)
. The lake becomes too crowded during this time as it is said that taking bath
on Kartik Poornima is very blissful and wash away all you sins.
By Air
Pushkar Lake can be reach through nearest Jaipur Airport (148 Km) which
is well connected with regular domestic flights to Delhi, Mumbai.
By Train
Pushkar Lake is well connected through nearest Ajmer Railway station ( 15 km) to major cities railway stations
like Delhi, Agra, Mumbai, Chennai, Ajmer, Pali, Jaipur, Ahmedabad.
By Bus
Pushkar Lake is located at the centre of Pushkar city. One can easily
reach here by hiring taxi or bus from Ajmer.
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