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Published: July 31st 2014
Day11 - Moving on to Pushkar
Up at 4.10am. Both Jude and I were up and about ok. We had done all off our preparation and packing last night, so we didn't have much to do. This morning we are travelling to Ajmer by train, and then we will change to a local bus for the 14 km drive over Snake Mountain to Pushkar. Udaipur to Ajmer train takes about 7 hours. The connecting jeeps took about half an hour.
On arrival we had time to get refreshed, get something to eat, and a short nap, due to the early start. All these were very welcome!
At 5pm we went on an orientation walk with Ankur. As always, he was very guarded with us all. He gave us instructions on how we should respond to the locals in this town. I find it quite amazing how people's attitudes towards us varies from town to town.
Pushkar is also known as the Holy City. It is really a religious city. It is an alcohol free city, no meat or eggs are allowed to be eaten here, no women's shoulders or knees to be shown.... Yet it is ok to get high!!!
Very strange!
The feel of this town is so different to the others. I find it quite oppressive... Or may be a bit 'heavy', but interesting, all the same!
After a bit of a look around, and a visit to The site of the world's only temple to the Hindu god of creation Brahma, Pushkar is often called "Tirth Raj," the Raj (king) of pilgrim centres.
We then walked down to the Lake. It is said that no pilgrimage of Hindu places is considered complete until the pilgrim bathes in sacred waters of Pushkar Lake! We didn't do that! We just had dinner near the Lakeside instead, although about half of us decided to eat inside due to the swarms of Mosquitos outside!
We took a slow walk back to the hotel. It was a really relaxing night, after having a long tiring day.
We have another early rise in the morning as we have the option to climb to the hilltop Savitri temple at dawn to see the sunrise. I am still on the fence about doing this as every time I have attempted to climb a hill to see a sunset ....... It has never shown due to
the clouds. It is a big ask! .... I'll let you know tomorrow what my decision is!
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Helen Bartram
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Hiya from UK
Hi Lesley Enjoying your blog. Looks like a great experience. You'll be glad of your 7 day spa at the end I bet. Keep having fun xx