Jaipur Tour Travel

The Best of Pushkar 4.5

Description

Pushkar is a temple town, near Ajmer City and headquarters of Pushkar tehsil in the Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated about 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Ajmer and about 150 kilometres (93 mi) southwest of Jaipur.[1] It is a pilgrimage site for Hindus and Sikhs. Pushkar has many temples. Most of the temples and ghats in Pushkar are from the 18th century and later, because many temples were destroyed during Muslim conquests in the area.[1][2] Subsequently, the destroyed temples were rebuilt. The most famous among Pushkar temples is the red spired Brahma Temple. It is considered a sacred city by the Hindus particularly in Shaktism,[1][3] and meat and eggs consumption are forbidden in the city as are alcohol and drugs.[4] Pushkar is located on the shore of Pushkar Lake, which has many ghats where pilgrims bathe.[3] Pushkar is also significant for its Gurdwaras for Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh. One of the bathing ghats is called Gobind ghat built by the Sikhs in the memory of Guru Gobind Singh

Pushkar is famous for its annual fair (Pushkar Camel Fair) featuring a trading fete of cattle, horses and camels.[1] It is held over seven days in autumn marking Kartika Purnima according to the Hindu calendar (Kartik (month), October or November). It attracts nearly 200,000 people.[3] In 1998, Pushkar hosted about 1 million domestic (95%) and international tourists over the year.

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About The Tour

Places covered	Inclusions	Exclusions	Event Date
Pushkar ,Rajasthan	Accommodation	Return Airfare & Taxes	Same Date

Detailed Day Wise Itinerary

Day : 1 Arrival and Evening Hotel Stay

Arrive at the airport and transfer to hotel. Check-in time at the hotel. In the evening, enjoy a tasty dinner on the Hotel. Later, head back to the hotel for a comfortable overnight stay.
Day : 2 Pushkar City Tour

At morning, your tour driver will pick you up from hotel or any preferred location in Jaipur. Start your journey towards Ajmer, located 130 km southwest of Jaipur. Ajmer is more popular as a gateway to Pushkar.

Upon Arrival at Ajmer, driver will take you to visit the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, a pilgrimage center for the shrine of the Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, thousands of pilgrims comes every day this place is worth a visit.

Explore Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra, literally shed of two and half days, is yet another attraction of the city beside the sacred Dargah.

After that you can have your Lunch as per your choice of restaurant. We'll surely suggest you where to eat if you want, (Otherwise Proceed to visit you the holy city of Pushkar).

After exploring the sightseeing places of Ajmer city, driver will take you and proceed towards Holy city of Pushkar. Upon Arrival at Pushkar, driver will visit you the Brahma Temple the one and only temple in the world dedicated to the Hindu creator-god Brahma, the creator of the world in Hindu mythology. Legend has it that his wife placed a curse on him that restricts his worship to this one city.

Next driver will visit you the Pushkar Lake which is surrounded by 52 bathing ghats (a series of steps leading to the lake), where pilgrims throng in large numbers to take a sacred bath, a dip in the sacred lake is believed to cleanse sins and cure skin diseases.
After visiting the Pushkar, driver will return back to Jaipur. Upon arrival to Jaipur, the driver will drop you back to your hotel.