Pushkar - Seeking Salvation !!!

A little away from Ajmer, where vegetation begins to get sparse and cactus begins to emerge from jutting rocks, narrow roads cut in the mountain lead to a place called Pushkar. It’s the only place in India that has a temple of Lord Brahma (creator as per Hindu Mythology). Little do we guess en-route that once we get to the other side of the hill, we reach a small town that houses almost 51 temples and a lake that is considered sacrosanct.

Men with colorful turbans on bus tops

Women draped in bright colored traditional sarees

Bus is packed with people all and sundry

To head to a place that appears to be all but dry

A dip in the holy waters,

A 3 km walk to the sacred altar,

To catch a glimpse of the creator

In all his glory in this sole altar.

Camels and Cows get traded at the fair,

For prices that are considered fair.

People of all colors, dark and fair,

Come here to witness what is known as Pushkar Fair.

Beads, bangles, bells and bags,

Handicrafts, artworks and other skunk works,

Men and Women with blue, green and brown eyes,

It’s a color riot of sorts.

Sweets of different tastes and kinds are in the making,

Falafel, Pita, Pizza and Pasta are in the offering,

Bedi, Cigarette, Chai and Pan,

It just seemed like there was no ban.

Ghats, lights and placid waters of the lake

Am at another world where peace with everything is what I make…