View from our hotel

Pushkar - The Holy Lake

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August 28th 2007
Pushkar is at the heart of India's religion. It is a small and enchanting town that appears out of the mountain side. Is a quaint little town with many temples that revolve around the Holy Lake. No eggs, meat or alchohol are to be consumed in the boundaries of Pushkar, ironically bhang (marijuana) is government authorised. We arrived mid-flow of the brother-sister festival, Pushkar was booming wit ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more