History of Pushkar Fair
According to the legends, when Lord Brahma who is one of the supreme power out of the three gods came to know that a demon vajranash was killing the people on the earth, he intoned a mantra on a lotus flower and killed the demon. During the process the flower fell on the three places Jyaistha, Madhya, Kanistha Pushkar. After this Lord Brahma decided to perform yagna at pushkar to save all the three places from demon.
During the hawan Brahma’s wife Saraswati was needed to offer aahuti but she was not there at that time, so the Lord Brahma married a gujjar girl to complete the hawan. When Goddess Saraswati came to know about it she cursed Brahma saying that he would only be worshipped in Pushkar and nowhere else in the world. Since that day the priests of the Brahma temple ( Pushkar ) are the Gujjar family
Air
Jaipur Airport is the nearest airport to Pushkar. The distance between Pushkar and Jaipur is about 146 kilometres. After landing in Jaipur, one can enjoy the drive from Jaipur to Pushkar.
Rail
Pushkar has its own railway station which connects the city with different cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, patna etc. One can also reach Ajmer by rail and then take a cab to reach Pushkar.
Road
Pushkar is 11 kilometres from Ajmer and 146 kilometres from Jaipur and easily accessible by car and bus. The stretch of Pushkar from both the places is very beautiful surrounded by the Aravalli Hills.
According to the legends, when Lord Brahma who is one of the supreme power out of the three gods came to know that a demon vajranash was killing the people on the earth, he intoned a mantra on a lotus flower and killed the demon. During the process the flower fell on the three places Jyaistha, Madhya, Kanistha Pushkar. After this Lord Brahma decided to perform yagna at pushkar to save all the three places from demon.
During the hawan Brahma’s wife Saraswati was needed to offer aahuti but she was not there at that time, so the Lord Brahma married a gujjar girl to complete the hawan. When Goddess Saraswati came to know about it she cursed Brahma saying that he would only be worshipped in Pushkar and nowhere else in the world. Since that day the priests of the Brahma temple ( Pushkar ) are the Gujjar family
How to Reach Pushkar City
Air
Jaipur Airport is the nearest airport to Pushkar. The distance between Pushkar and Jaipur is about 146 kilometres. After landing in Jaipur, one can enjoy the drive from Jaipur to Pushkar.
Rail
Pushkar has its own railway station which connects the city with different cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, patna etc. One can also reach Ajmer by rail and then take a cab to reach Pushkar.
Road
Pushkar is 11 kilometres from Ajmer and 146 kilometres from Jaipur and easily accessible by car and bus. The stretch of Pushkar from both the places is very beautiful surrounded by the Aravalli Hills.
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