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So you’ve all probably heard about the scams that run fluent through India, well this is another one to beware of. If you go down to the lake in Pushkar you’ll probably be bombarded with a number of pilgrims and Baba’s offering you puja (prayers). They like to get you roped in by saying it...
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When we arrived in Pushkar I had been told about its notoriety as being a tourist haven, so I suppose I was a bit guarded. I’m a big “if it’s signed I’m not going there”, and much prefer...
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If you’re in Pushkar and on a budget, but your belly says otherwise, an awesome place to go and fill up is at Om Shiva Buffet. I had seen the sign when I was walking the town one day but, in all...
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If your in Pushkar and looking for something to satisfy your sweet tooth then rock on up to JP’s cake stall which is enough to make your mouth water at any time of the day.
I was walking the main street when I uncovered the stall in the early hours of the evening. Despite having...
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As i've mentioned already in my India travel tips, there are a lot of scams in India (as there are in lots of places around the world!). It by no means effects your enjoyment of the country and it is a minority of people that try it on, but it is just better to be aware of them.
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This is a Brahma Temple on the top of a hill and is a nice place to go for sunset. Make sure you check the time of sunset and set off AT LEAST one hour before. I slightly misjudged it and the guard wasn't going to let me up (I had to run up!!).
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If you want to escape the huslte and bustle of the market and lake then nip into the PINK FLOYD CAFE in Laxmi market. It's clearly branded outside - you can't miss it.
Their menu is full of yummy healthy organic food and it's a great place for coffee and cake.
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The lake is pretty much the only reason to go to Pushkar, so invariable you will end up there. It is one of Hinduisms holiest towns and lots of 'priests' will happily volunteer to show you Puja on one of the numerous Ghats. I arranged mine through my hotel so I'm pretty sure I got the real...
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Hotel Kishan Palace
Panchkund Road
0145-2773056
hotelkishanpalace@hotmail.com
This hotel is a little out of town so there is a bit of a walk back to the centre. It does however have big rooms, satellite Tv and absolutely massive bathrooms. The owners are...
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Pushkar or „how Shiva became our family-priest“, this could be the proper description for this story. Karma, our driver, warned us about this sacred place. There is a holy lake in the centre and basically the city was built around it. There are little marble stairways leading down to the...
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We took a stroll across Pushkar. Suddenly we came upon a completely different Pushkar. A bakery proclaiming itself as the “German Bakery” selling exquisite cinnamon rolls and chocolate fudge...
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Pushkar lake is revered, as it is believed that it sprang up when a petal from the lotus of Brahma, the creator of the universe fell here. Pushkar is one of the very few places where a temple is dedicated to Brahma exists. There is an interesting explanation of this. Brahma was obliged to perform...
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Artists from different parts of Rajasthan are going around giving performances. For a princely sum of 50 rupees, yesterday we had a couple of Bhopas sing for us accompanied by the drone of the Rawanthathha, a string instrument. Bhopas are the traditional minstrels of rural Rajasthan. They travel...
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For our Pushkar stay we had booked a tent in the Rajasthan Tourist Development Corporation’s tourist village, which hosted hundreds of tents ranging from deluxe twin bed accommodation and Swiss cottages to dormitories. Traditionally dressed men blowing ceremonial horns and performing the kuchhi...
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A flurry of colourful ghaghras overwhelmed me completely as we got down from the Shatabdi Express at Ajmer yesterday. The platform was teeming with hundreds of Rajasthani men and women. Like us they have also come to participate in the Pushkar fair. People from all over Rajasthan descend upon...
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