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    Pushkar Lake or Pushkar Sarovar is located in the town of Pushkar near Ajmer city in Ajmer district of the Rajasthan state of western India. Pushkar Lake...
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    as are alcohol and drugs. Pushkar is located on the shore of Pushkar Lake, which has many ghats where pilgrims bathe. Pushkar is also significant for its...
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    creating three lakes: the Pushkar Lake or Jyeshta Pushkar (greatest or first Pushkar), the Madya Pushkar (middle Pushkar) Lake, and Kanishta Pushkar (lowest...
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    The Pushkar Fair, also called the Pushkar Camel Fair or locally as Kartik Mela or Pushkar ka Mela is an annual multi-day livestock fair and cultural fête...
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  • Panch Sarovar (category Lists of lakes of India)
    Pushkar Sarovar Manasarovar Bindu Sarovar Pampa Sarovar Narayan Sarovar According to Hindu theology, there are five sacred lakes; collectively called the...
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    Govindgarh, it meets its tributary Sarasvati, which originates from Pushkar Lake and from then on it is called Luni. In 1892, Maharaja Jaswant Singh II...
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    Lake Pachpadra Lake Pushkar Lake, Pushkar Rajsamand Lake Ramgarh Lake Sambhar Salt Lake Talwara Lake Ummed Sagar Bandh Siliserh Lake Ana Sagar Lake Lake...
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  • dictionary. Pushkar is a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It may also refer to Pushkar Fair in Pushkar Pushkar railway station in Pushkar Pushkar Lake near...
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    Sunanda Pushkar (27 June 1962 – 17 January 2014) was an Indian-born Canadian businesswoman and the wife of former International diplomat serving under...
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    at Pushkar. A ritual bath on Kartika Purnima in the Pushkar Lake is considered to lead one to salvation. It is believed circling the three Pushkars on...
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    famous for the Pushkar Lake and the 14th century Brahma Temple at Pushkar, dedicated to Brahma. According to the Padma Purana, Pushkar is an important...
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    world, and also his wife Savitri Devi's temple, built on a hilltop. The pushkar lake is considered sacred for Hindus. Ranakpur - Large Jain Temple complex...
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    popular fairs and festivals of Rajasthan. Camel rides in Thar desert Pushkar Lake and Ghat Kalbelia, a folk dance popular in Rajasthan Demoiselle cranes...
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    Savitri Mata Mandir (category Pushkar)
    at Satvitri Mata Mandir by footsteps or ropeway. Pushkar Lake Brahma Temple "Savitri Temple Pushkar: माता सावित्री के मंदिर में उमड़ी महिला श्रद्धालुओं...
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    pre-Ashokan Brahmi inscriptions have been found in Bhilot Mata Temple in Badli. Pushkar was ruled for many years by the Kushans, Sakas etc until the rise of the...
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    of Brahma: Pushkar Lake, near Ajmer. The Sarasvati, with four branches flowing in different directions, originated in the hills near Pushkar. Drishadvati...
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    the city. In 2016, the almost-dry Pushkar Lake was filled with water from the Bisalpur reservoir for the annual Pushkar Fair. "India: National Register...
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    of god Brahma, whose temple stands at Pushkar. A ritual bath during the five days of the fair in the Pushkar lake is considered to lead one to salvation...
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  • Jai Singh and the Jaipur army made camp at Kunchgaon, 11 miles east of Pushkar Lake. Jai positioned a long line of guns in the direction of the Marwar to...
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    temple in Pushkar is also included in the Swayamvyakta kshetra list. The Garuda Purana says Varaha performs a sacrifice near Pushkar lake in every Kartik...
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  • She is said to have set up 1,000 lamp-like lingams on the banks of the Pushkar lake. R. B. Singh 1964, p. 56. Dasharatha Sharma 1959, pp. 26–27. R. B. Singh...
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    Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Pushkar Fair – the springtime fair in Rajasthan, includes the tradition of a dip in the Pushkar lake List of largest gatherings...
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    Tapti, etc. Lakes in India include Pulicat Lake, Kolleru Lake, Pangong Tso, Chilika Lake, Kuttanad Lake, Sambhar Salt Lake, and Pushkar Lake. India is a...
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    lake of Pushkar carrying the lion's head on his shoulder. It is a full moon night (purnima). Exactly at the same time on the opposite bank of Pushkar...
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  • ceremony. The couple had decided to get married in a Hindu ceremony at Pushkar Lake. However, the priests were offended when the couple started kissing and...
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  • Arnoraja as his successor. He then retired to the forest beside the Pushkar lake. According to Prithviraja Vijaya, Ajayaraja was a devotee of Shiva. The...
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    Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Pushkar Fair – the springtime fair in Rajasthan, includes the tradition of a dip in the Pushkar lake Krishna circuit: This prikarma...
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    which had its origin in Aravalli mountains, from Lord Brahma's abode at Pushkar Lake near Ajmer. Even at present times, water from Jaipur district in Rajasthan...
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  • the Pushkar lake. These lingams were like lamps that removed darkness. Vakpatiraja I won 188 battles, and constructed a Shiva temple at Pushkar. Vigraharaja...
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    power. This is done by confining to the holy waters of the Ganges or Pushkar Lake. Bhopa community in Rajasthan is considered to be of priest singers of...
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