Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan
Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan
Pushkar Fair takes place every year at Pushkar near Ajmer in the month of Kartik that is in October or November. It is one of the most famous fair in Rajasthan (India) where lakhs of people flock together from all over Rajasthan. It is said that Pushkar is the ‘Father of all the pilgrimages’ and without a bathe in the holy water of ‘Pushkar Lake’ the journey to any pilgrim is incomplete.When this grand fair takes place a mini tent city springs up on the sandy ground along with beautifully decorated shops. These shops contain various architectural, cultural, religious and decorative items.
The fair is not only commercially important but also has a religious significance. The beautiful lake of Pushkar is considered as a sacred lake. According to legend, the Lord of creation-Brahma performed a Yagna (sacrifice) here on the full moon day of Kartik after killing a demon with a lotus flower. The place where the lotus petals fell, a lake was originated which was named as Pushkar .On the Yagna side a grand temple has also been built which is dedicated to Lord Brahma. This temple is only one of its kinds in India. Pushkar has been grew into a temple town from last many centuries and today it has become a great temple town with more than 500 beautiful temples.
The festivities here reach a climax on full moon day when million of pilgrims and traders take bathe in lake’s holy water and pay their homage to Lord Brahma. It is considered that one can get rid of his or her sins if the bathe is taken in this sacred lake. Anoher attractive feature of this fair is the Deep-Daan. This is an important ritual practice done by the devotees during the fair in which the pilgrims offer lamps to the Pushkar Lake. It is a beautiful view as the night falls because thousands of tiny earthen lamps float out in the lake, flickering their glow in the darkness of night in the holy water. The fair becomes colorful when one have a sight of women in bright swirling skirts (Ghagras), which are made of about 20 meters of cloth and the men, in colorful twisted turbans along with their Dhoti-Kurta.
The camel race is another characteristic feature of the fair that is greatly enjoyed by the pilgrims. Besides this ‘loading of the Camels’ is very popular during the fair. It is a kind of weight-lifting contest for the Camel. In this contest dozens of men climb over the poor animal for a ride and the Camel having the largest ‘load’ wins the contest. Here all the facilities of hotels and various cuisines are available for a traveler.
Thus along with ritual practices a pilgrim can have full entertainment of the beautiful view and the various contest taking place here. So it could be an event from where a person could have a wonderful collection of beautiful memories.
Pushkar Fair takes place every year at Pushkar near Ajmer in the month of Kartik that is in October or November. It is one of the most famous fair in Rajasthan (India) where lakhs of people flock together from all over Rajasthan. It is said that Pushkar is the ‘Father of all the pilgrimages’ and without a bathe in the holy water of ‘Pushkar Lake’ the journey to any pilgrim is incomplete.When this grand fair takes place a mini tent city springs up on the sandy ground along with beautifully decorated shops. These shops contain various architectural, cultural, religious and decorative items.
The fair is not only commercially important but also has a religious significance. The beautiful lake of Pushkar is considered as a sacred lake. According to legend, the Lord of creation-Brahma performed a Yagna (sacrifice) here on the full moon day of Kartik after killing a demon with a lotus flower. The place where the lotus petals fell, a lake was originated which was named as Pushkar .On the Yagna side a grand temple has also been built which is dedicated to Lord Brahma. This temple is only one of its kinds in India. Pushkar has been grew into a temple town from last many centuries and today it has become a great temple town with more than 500 beautiful temples.
The festivities here reach a climax on full moon day when million of pilgrims and traders take bathe in lake’s holy water and pay their homage to Lord Brahma. It is considered that one can get rid of his or her sins if the bathe is taken in this sacred lake. Anoher attractive feature of this fair is the Deep-Daan. This is an important ritual practice done by the devotees during the fair in which the pilgrims offer lamps to the Pushkar Lake. It is a beautiful view as the night falls because thousands of tiny earthen lamps float out in the lake, flickering their glow in the darkness of night in the holy water. The fair becomes colorful when one have a sight of women in bright swirling skirts (Ghagras), which are made of about 20 meters of cloth and the men, in colorful twisted turbans along with their Dhoti-Kurta.
The camel race is another characteristic feature of the fair that is greatly enjoyed by the pilgrims. Besides this ‘loading of the Camels’ is very popular during the fair. It is a kind of weight-lifting contest for the Camel. In this contest dozens of men climb over the poor animal for a ride and the Camel having the largest ‘load’ wins the contest. Here all the facilities of hotels and various cuisines are available for a traveler.
Thus along with ritual practices a pilgrim can have full entertainment of the beautiful view and the various contest taking place here. So it could be an event from where a person could have a wonderful collection of beautiful memories.
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