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Pushkar

After Mumbai I went to Pushkar, site of an annual camel fair that has become a major tourist attraction. The town is centred on a small lake surrounded by desert. The lake is considered sacred by Hindus, so the town is also a significant pilgrimage destination.
Pushkar is 10km from Ajmer
Pushkar is 10km from Ajmer		 Rural railway station en route to Ajmer
Rural railway station en route to Ajmer		 I enter Pushkar on a handcart
I enter Pushkar on a handcart		 My hotel, Pushkar Palace (centre)
My hotel, Pushkar Palace (centre)		 Lakeside terrace (foreground) and dining room terrace of Pushkar Palace Hotel (centre)
Lakeside terrace (foreground) and dining room terrace of Pushkar Palace Hotel (centre)
View from my balcony with telephoto lens
View from my balcony with telephoto lens		 Women on lake shore (with tele lens)
Women on lake shore (with tele lens)		 A snake charmer
A snake charmer		 Entrance to a temple (centre)
Entrance to a temple (centre)		 Same street, further along
Same street, further along
A sadhu
A sadhu		 Sadhus and part of the main street
Sadhus and part of the main street		 Sadhus and cow with an extra leg
Sadhus and cow with an extra leg		 Woman with a street stall
Woman with a street stall		 Camels as far as the eye can see
Camels as far as the eye can see
A camel watching me
A camel watching me		 Friendly local women
Friendly local women		 Camels and cameleers
Camels and cameleers		 Boys with camels
Boys with camels		 Camels drinking at a well
Camels drinking at a well
All the fun of the fair
All the fun of the fair		 Women wearing a variety of Indian regional dress
Women wearing a variety of Indian regional dress		 Jain temple at the far end of the lake
Jain temple at the far end of the lake		 Shrine inside same temple
Shrine inside same temple		 View of the Jain temple from across the lake
View of the Jain temple from across the lake
View of town from the Jain temple
View of town from the Jain temple		 Family group outside the Jain temple
Family group outside the Jain temple		 Same street; animals everywhere
Same street; animals everywhere		 My new friend Sita, in front of a rose farm
My new friend Sita, in front of a rose farm		 Sita and family at home
Sita and family at home
Leafy country lane - a surprise in arid Rajasthan!
Leafy country lane - a surprise in arid Rajasthan!		 Local kids
Local kids		 Advertisement for a local pastime
Advertisement for a local pastime		 Tourists gather to watch sunset
Tourists gather to watch sunset		 Lake and town at dusk
Lake and town at dusk

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Philip 13-Dec-2006 06:49
It all means even more when one has just been there onesself
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