what is common between western notion of hippie & Indian sadhu?
Both are isolated from this wicked world & are mad keen in their own life . This is what Pushkar is all about; as soon as you land there, you will sense the frolic feel perfectly blend in atmosphere of pusher. Everything is going at its own pace. Inspite of so many things like crowded market, local sellers, foreign tourist, Indian pilgrims; nothing seems to be disturbing each other & everything is lost in its own world.
Pushkar is a complete package which offers all elements that extract perfect out of you. You can find music, hippie spirit clothes, colours, local Indian eateries, international cuisines, serene pond, temples, everything. You are going to find every element which makes a life colourful & very near to god, very close to yourself.
Originally, Pushkar is an Indian pilgrim town that has world famous & only temple of lord brahma on this earth. But Pushkar is not only about temples, ponds & cattle fair, it offers you an experience. Over the time it started attracting many foreign tourists. Foreign tourists like it because of its cool spirit & and a perfect place to introduce themselves with Indian locals & culture. For Indian tourists, it comes with religious angle also. If you come Pushkar just to hang out with its cool attitude and engage with its delicate flavours, you are going to love it.
Multi-colour rainbow – a photographer’s delight
Men in brightly coloured turbans, women in local costumes with maximum use of colours & tribal jewellery, Camel fair, picturesque lake, ancient peaceful temples with magnificent art, local hippie style singers with ektara(local music instrument) in their hand & colors & colors all around… what else a photographer can ask for. Pushkar is truly a photographers delight. Everything you find on streets, in shops or around in nature, its like they came to existence for satisfying the photographer’s discovery. Never vist Pushar without a good quality camera. Pushkar attracts all, media personnel, representatives from stock photo agencies, travel photographers, hobby photographers, student photographers, the boy next door with a DSLR, everyone comes there & wins smile on face & satisfaction of having camera full of very good clicks in heart.
Food – From around the world
Food in Pushkar is not really that much impressive but still you can find few eateries offering international cuisine by indianizing it. Again, what is more attractive here than taste is visual impact. Restaurants are designed & set in a style offering hippie spirit which allows you & your mind to come at rest & listen each & every bit of sound around you taking you in deep silence. Local sweet shop offers sumptuous MAALPUA, JALEBI & KACHORI WITH KADHI & at the same time some restaurants meant especially for foreighn tourists offering international cuisines also
Cattle fair & Indian culture
“Wonderful in all ways, much nicer than we expected” this is how foreign & Indian tourist describe it. Although fair is a pure business event for cattle trading but tourists enjoying it for its spectacular views & camel, horse ride. You can enjoy horse/camel safari taking a ride around the periphery of Pushakar & adoring different flavours of fair/mela. There are lot & lot activities on every different day of fair period. Camel race, turban tying competition, bride groom competition, folklores, music and dance performances and many more. Every different day comes with a different set of surprising activities during fair. Normally fair is held in month of November when its not too hot in desert place like Rajasthan & you enjoy it in a relatively cool weather.
Spectacular, serene pond & circlet of temples – Awakening your spiritual taste buds.
Wash away all which has turned rancid in your heart & mind. Pushkar offers an impeccable stage for your heart to dance freely with a true hippie spirit. It does not ask you to indulge in any ritual. Although it have a great religious value for Indian pilgrims but you can enjoy the beautiful , serene nature even if you don’t want to be part of rituals & just be close to yourself. You can close the eyes & move to journey of identifying yourself. The best time is to visit ghats around pond/lake for evoking your spiritual senses is in early morning. Go & sit there at the time of dawn & just overlook the natures symphony . I bet you, a new will be born out of you.
