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Pushkar is 13km. from Ajmer. A winding road among the hills leads to Pushkar. The way is full of natural scenes. There are the rows of beautiful flower plants on either side of the road and the travellers get refreshed while travelling this place. One can see the buses, tongas, taxis and pedestrians on the road coming to and going from Pushkar. The road is always busy. The pedestrians enjoy their walk. They can have rest under the shady trees too. When a tourist or a pilgrim reaches Pushkar, he finds himself among the nature.

The town of Pushkar is far from the noisy environment of the city. When he reaches the Ghats, particularly the Ghats near the Sarovar Tourist Bungalow, he gets refreshed and loses his tiredness of his journey. Pushkar is situated at the foot of the hills which add to its beauty. Five rivers, Suprabha, Kanaka, Prachi Nanda, and Saraswati flow here and make the place more beautiful. The climate here is balanced. It is not as cold as the Himalays and not as hot Madras is. It has neither the dryness of Sindh nor the wetness of Bengal.

Area : 5 sq.km.
Altitude : 486 meters
Climate : Mean Max. Mean Min.
Summer : 37.7° C 23.3° C
Winter : 15.5° C 3.7° C
Rainfall : 38 to 51 cms.
Clothing :
Summer : Light Tropical
Winter : Woollen
Best Season : July-March
Languages : Rajasthani, Hindi, English.

History

All the important and sacred places have been named after some important persons. Pushkar was also named like that. Once Brahma was worried over the matter of having a place in his name on the earth as the other gods have so he also had a desire to have a place in his name in the mortal world(earth). Having such thought in mind and saying 'Mangal Ho'   He threw a lotus flower upon the earth. The flower fell at three places and the holy water sprang out from all these three places. Then Brahma said that these three places would be known as Pushkar.

The place where the flower first fell is called Jestha Pushkar(Senior Pushkar), the second place is called Madhya Pushkar(Middle Pushkar) and the third place is called Kanistha Pushkar(junior Pushkar). And further he added that these three Kunds(Lakes)would be famous for removing the sins of the sinners. As Brahmaji threw the Pushpa(flower) with his Kar(Hand) so he gave the name of Pushkar to this place. It is semicircular lake around which there are 52 "Ghats". The depth of the lake is 10 metre.The lake is a holy place and is known as the king of the "Trithas".
There are four holy places of the Hindus in India(i.e. Badri Narayan, Jagnnathpuri, Rameshwaram and Dwarikapuri) but the bath at Pushkar is thought to be more important than at any other place. The holy dip in this lake on Kartika Purnima is thought to be salvation giving. Pushkar is very dear to Lord Brahma. The place is famous in His name. So it is blessed by Him in every way. In olden times the people who took a holy dip at Pushkar were relieved from all the sins and went to heaven after their death by the grace of Lord Brahma.

Place to Visit

BRAHMA TEMPLE: Brahma Temple is probably the most important of all the temples at Pushkar- and one of the very few Brahma temples in existence in India. This is curious as Brahma is one of the Hindu Trinity along with Vishnu and Shiva and there are numerous temples dedicated to the latter two all over India. These are several interesting legends and intellectual theories to explain this fact, Inside the temple's sanctum is a fine, four armed life-sized statue of Brahma.

Another interesting feature are the coins studded in the floor of the temple, placed by devotees from all over India to commemorate the births and deaths of their loved ones.