Pushkar
The rose garden of Rajasthan
Pushkar Tourism
Situated at a distance of 150 oms from Jaipur, Pushkar is an ancient pilgrimage town in the district of Ajmer on Rajasthan. Located in the centre-east part of Rajasthan, to the west of beautiful Aravalli range of Mountains, with temples and Ghats built around 18th Century, Pushkar is a beautiful and serene pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Sikhs. Located on the banks of Pushkar Lake, this sacred city is famous for Pushkar temples and significant for its Gurdwaras for Guru Nanak and Guru Gogind Singh. The city of Pushkar is home to the only temple dedicated to Lord Brahma. Hindus consider the journey to Pushkar to be the ultimate pilgrimage that should be taken to attain salvation.
The major tourist attractions of the city include the Brahma temple, Varaha temple, Savitri temple, Singh Sabha Gurudwara famous for their mythical history and architectural marvel. Situated at a height of 510m, surrounded by hillocks on all three sides, Pushkar is known as ‘the Rose garden of Rajasthan’ with the essence of Rose exported all over the world. The ancient city of Pushkar is known for its Camel Fair featuring a trading fete of cattle, horses and camels attracting millions of domestic and international tourists from all over the world.
Top things do in Pushkar
1. Rangji Temple
1 kilometres from city centre2. Singh Sabha Gurudwara
1 kilometres from city centre3. Savitri Temple
2 kilometres from city centre4. Varaha Temple
1 kilometres from city centre5. Apteshwar temple
2 kilometres from city centre6. Brahma Temple
0 kilometres from city centre7. Pushkar Cattle Fair
0 kilometres from city centre8. Pushkar Lake
0 kilometres from city centre9. Merta City
55 kilometres from city centre
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Local Cuisine
Pushkar is famous for its delicious Rajasthani Cuisine. Once in Pushkar one can taste various varieties of vegetarian food. Being a famous Hindu pilgrimage destination, drinking alcohol and eating non-vegetarian food is strictly prohibited here. But you can devour all the mouth-watering delicacies, Rajput dishes and Rajasthani Thali.
Some of the Best restaurants in Pushkar are:
· Ganga Laffa & Felafel Restaurant
· Pawan Restaurant
· Cafe Nature's Blessing
· La Pizzeria
· The Laughing Buddha Café
· Honey & Spice
· Nirvana cafe and pizzeria
· Baba Restaurant
· Sunset Café
· The Funky Monkey Café
· Om Shiva Garden Restaurant
Pushkar Itinerary
Day 1:
Start early morning from Ajmer or Jaipur and reach Pushkar. After settling in, you can head out to explore the Pushkar Lake and then proceed to see the Ranga temple, Varaha temple and Adhai-din ka Jhonpra Mosque and later visit the Brahma temple and spent the evening. Spent the night.
Day 2:
Early morning hike to the Savitri temple to enjoy the beautiful view of sunrise. if you are visiting at the time of Cattle fair you can spend the day roaming around the fairgrounds. or you could drive to the city of Merta and spent the day. Later on returning back to Ajmer or Jaipur.