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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 is a sacred lake of the Hindus. The Hindu scriptures describe it as "Tirtha-Guru" [Thirtha Raj]]– the perceptor of pilgrimage sites related to a water-body and relate it to the mythology of the creator-god Brahma, whose most prominent temple stands in Pushkar. The Pushkar Lake finds mention on coins as early as the 4th century BC.

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  • Der Pushkar-See (Hindi पुष्कर झील Puṣkar Jhīl) ist ein kleiner künstlich angelegter See bei der Stadt Ajmer im Aravalligebirge im indischen Bundesstaat Rajasthan. Es ist eines der heiligsten Gewässer Indiens. (de)
  • El lago de Púshkar está localizado en la ciudad homónima en el distrito de Ajmer en el estado de Rajastán, India. El lago de Púshkar es un lugar sagrado para los practicantes de la religión hindú, así como lugar de peregrinación. Está rodeado de 52 ghats, desde donde los devotos se sumergen en el agua en el mes de (oct./nov.) Los hindúes (practicantes de la religión hindú) creen que los dioses dejaron libre un cisne con una flor de loto en el pico. Allí donde el cisne dejara caer el loto, Brahma haría un gran yajña. El loto cayó en el lago de Pushkar. (es)
  • 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 is a sacred lake of the Hindus. The Hindu scriptures describe it as "Tirtha-Guru" [Thirtha Raj]]– the perceptor of pilgrimage sites related to a water-body and relate it to the mythology of the creator-god Brahma, whose most prominent temple stands in Pushkar. The Pushkar Lake finds mention on coins as early as the 4th century BC. Pushkar Lake 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, especially around Kartik Poornima (October–November) when the Pushkar Fair is held. A dip in the sacred lake is believed to cleanse sins and cure skin diseases. Over 500 Hindu temples are situated around the lake precincts. Tourism and deforestation in the surroundings have taken a heavy toll on the lake, adversely affecting its water quality, reducing the water levels and destroying the fish population. As part of conservation measures, the government is undertaking de-silting, de-weeding, water treatment, and afforestation as well as mass awareness programme. (en)
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  • Pushkar lake lit by artificial lights (en)
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  • Panorama of Pushkar Lake (en)
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  • Left: Bathing Ghats on Pushkar Lake. Right: A view of the ghats at the Pushkar Lake (en)
  • Left: Puskar Mela, 2006. Right: Women enjoying the tug of war (en)
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  • Bathing Ghats on Pushkar Lake, Rajasthan.jpg (en)
  • Bathing ghats, Pushkar, Rajasthan.jpg (en)
  • Inde pushkar foire.jpg (en)
  • Tug of war, at Pushkar Fair, Rajasthan.jpg (en)
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  • Pushkar Lake (en)
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  • Der Pushkar-See (Hindi पुष्कर झील Puṣkar Jhīl) ist ein kleiner künstlich angelegter See bei der Stadt Ajmer im Aravalligebirge im indischen Bundesstaat Rajasthan. Es ist eines der heiligsten Gewässer Indiens. (de)
  • El lago de Púshkar está localizado en la ciudad homónima en el distrito de Ajmer en el estado de Rajastán, India. El lago de Púshkar es un lugar sagrado para los practicantes de la religión hindú, así como lugar de peregrinación. Está rodeado de 52 ghats, desde donde los devotos se sumergen en el agua en el mes de (oct./nov.) Los hindúes (practicantes de la religión hindú) creen que los dioses dejaron libre un cisne con una flor de loto en el pico. Allí donde el cisne dejara caer el loto, Brahma haría un gran yajña. El loto cayó en el lago de Pushkar. (es)
  • 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 is a sacred lake of the Hindus. The Hindu scriptures describe it as "Tirtha-Guru" [Thirtha Raj]]– the perceptor of pilgrimage sites related to a water-body and relate it to the mythology of the creator-god Brahma, whose most prominent temple stands in Pushkar. The Pushkar Lake finds mention on coins as early as the 4th century BC. (en)
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  • Pushkar Lake (en)
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