Lake at Pushkar

Pushkar

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March 31st 2007
Today we're in Pushkar which is a town full of temples. The town is situated around a lake which has ghats for holy bathing. Alcohol, meat and eggs are not allowed in the town, but we did see our hotel getting rid of some contraband beer bottles! The town is full of western hippies staying long term, so it feels more westernised than the rest of Rajasthan. We have only seen inside one temple s ... 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