The 'piece de resistance' - the amazing phenomen of the 4 concrete and plastic trees installed by the enlightened Rajasthani Government using at least Aus$10,000 of the 'restoration' funds! A statement of life at Pushkar?
Pushkar - Paradise Lost? February 26th 2010 What does one say walking into beloved Pushkar to find the lake all but dry?
I first came to Pushkar in 1983. At that time the lake was full and clean with hundreds (if not thousands) of large carp-like fish (between half and one metre in length). I used to swim daily in this lake - much to the interest and amusement of the Hindu pilgrims who came in droves to do their puja at the lakes edge (a ... read more
