🏞️ Lake📍 Pilgrimage📍 Cultural

Pushkar Lake & Ghats

Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

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Overview

The lake born of Brahma's lotus petal — 52 ghats of bells and pigeons around holy water, ringed by a hippie-bazaar town and camel-fair legend.

Why visit: Hindu cosmology, café culture and camel silhouettes in one tirtha.

Things to do

›Evening aarti at the ghats
›Pushkar bazaar
›Camel fair (Nov)
›Sunset from lake cafés

Ghat AartiShoppingCamel Rides

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar; Camel Fair (Kartik Purnima, Nov)

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹300–1,000

Duration

1 day

Nearby attractions

Within

0.3 km

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Savitri Mata Temple Ropeway

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The slighted first wife's hilltop shrine above Pushkar — reached by ropeway or dawn steps, with the lake-town spread golden below.

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💎 Hidden Gem📍 Heritage

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Adhai Din ka Jhonpra

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Ajmer Sharif Dargah

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