Pushkar

Pushkar

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August 15th 2008
After Udaipur we made the short journey to Pushkar for one night. The city is an important Hindu pilgramage center. It's built around a "holy" lake that has more than 50 ghats where people come to bathe. We had heard many travelers talk of how wonderful the small town is, so we were quite excited to arrive. Turns out we weren't too impressed. The many shops catering to tourists made the ... 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