Blogs from Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Asia - page 29

Yes we are still here..... On our last day we signed up for some yoga classes. I have by the way been doing a bit of groin tearing stretches recently and a book on yoga inspired me in Udaipur.So with me moaning about the money etc, Emilia prevailed and we signed up fpr three days of yoga classes. Rather unfortunately, recently we have both fallen ill. Most probably a viral thing because Emilia' is better and I am just starting to get the first symptoms. There is nothing much to see in Pushkar if you have not had a spiritual awakening -- the real one that is -- sell your stuff , give away your money and insurance policies and live in Nepal kind of spirituality. I have however been painting the town red on my ... read more

No alcohol, no meat, no eggs, no drugs, no kissing, no holding hands! What are we doing here? Pushkar is a holy town that all Hindu's should pilgrimmage to at least once during their lifetime. The reason for this is, it is the home of the only Brahma temple in India. Backpackers like us have visited it for years due to its laid back athmosphere! (hard to believe when there are so many "No s"!) It is centred around a holy lake where hindus come to pray and bathe. Thankfully there are no autorickshaw drivers here to fight over your custom on arrival and so the hoteliers greet you instead. We happened upon a very genuine man called Filter who took us to his hotel and installed us in the "romantic room". The room was definately ... read more

Pushkar is one of the major tourist destinations of India, for both locals and foreigners. For Hindus it is a holy city filled with temples and some castes must bathe in the water one in their life time. The whole lake is surrounded by steps (ghats) and it is quite interesting to watch. Unfortunetly there is the usual no shoes rule, except that in many places there is no way to avoid the scalding hot stone surfaces with your bare feet. There is a 100m bridge to cross and no shade at all for protection. I was only able to run about 10m at a time before having to sit down with my feet in the air to cool them off. Quite a lengthy process. The rest of the town was quite nice, it has the ... read more

arrived Ajmer 2:00pm and caught the bus to Pushkar. Stayed at the Krishna guest house - gorgeous morocan garden Met with Catherineand Maria watch the sunset over the lake tag along with Maria and catherine as they finalise their business sleep in the Krishna Oasis wake at 5am walk to the foot of the Brahmin temple and have a chai with Maria who is coming back from the mountain. walk up the mountain feeling lke I am walking backwards into a time BC dry hills speedy squirrels thirsty bees proportions are biblical at the top descend to catch the bus to Udaipur Bus to Udaipur.... never again 7 hours of desicated hell spill out in a delirium... read more

Puskhar is the location of the only Brahma Temple in the world, the lake was apparently created when Brahma threw a lotus flower on the ground, it is also the biggest dope haven in India. It is very chilled and relaxed, no surprise, and has great shopping so you can wander around for ages. There are all these mad priest hounding you though trying to make you give them money so they will pray for your loved ones or so you can throw flowers in the lake by the Ghats (a holy bathing place). And if you avoid them, you get accosted by the Gypsies that say hello and shake you hand and then try to do henna all over it before you have a chance to pull away! They are very enterprising here! We spent ... read more