Thursday 27 April 2017

Brahma Temple Pushkar

Brahma Temple in Pushkar is a standout amongst the most renowned and just few of the sanctuaries committed to Lord Brahma in the blessed city of Pushkar, Rajasthan. This Pushkar Brahma Temple is the place of profound otherworldly existence and thousand of lovers come here to pay tribute to the numerous divine beings that dwell in this sanctuary town. Pushkar city has more than 500 sanctuaries with the primary Pushkar sanctuary. It is committed to ruler Brahma and the main Brahma sanctuary anyplace on the planet. Despite the fact that the structures of the sanctuary goes back to fourteenth century yet it is trusted that the sanctuary is around 2000 years of age.

History of Pushkar Brahma Temple
As indicated by the Padma Purana, the story behind Pushkar sanctuary is that Lord Brahma was looking for an appropriate place to play out a yajna when the lotus he was holding tumbled from is hand and arrived on the Earth. Inexplicably a lake jumped up at where the Lotus touched the earth and Brahma thinking of it as a hint of something better over the horizon chose to play out his yagna and named the town as a blossom in Hindi seems to be "push" and hand is 'kar', along these lines the land was named Pushkar. Yet, when his significant other Saraswati neglected to go along with him, he wedded a nearby lady Gayatri and finished the service, on becoming more acquainted with about this, a maddened Saraswati reviled Brahma that from this day forward he would be worshiped just in the place that is known for Pushkar and no place else on Earth.




Design and Fair
The sanctuary is built on the banks of the Pushkar Lake in the fourteenth century. Pushkar sanctuary spreads the awesome air around it. Based on a raised stage, it has marble steps, a hans (goose-the official transporter of Brahma) in the portal with a red sapphire on its crown. It likewise has wonderfully cut silver turtle sits with its face towards the sanctum sanatorium. This sanctuary has a four-headed icon of Lord Brahma which is sublime. Amid the Kartika Purnima (Full Moon) in the times of October-November, Pushkar sanctuary is swarmed with a large number of enthusiasts as it is the time which denote the period amid which Brahma played out his Yagna in Pushkar. Blessed dunk in the water of Pushkar Lake and bow their head before the Jagat Pita, Lord Brahma has its own particular hugeness in Hindu culture. This is likewise the time when the sluggish town of Pushkar wakes up with the euphoric Pushkar celebration.



Brahma Temple Information
How to Reach Brahma Temple : Pushkar temple is located at 10 km from Ajmer city. Ajmer is well connected by road and rail. The nearest airport is Jaipur(131 km). Jaipur is 391 km from Delhi

Brahma Temple Pushkar Timings : The temple is open for worship between 6:30 am and 8:30 pm during winter and 6:00 am to 9:00 pm during summer, with an interval in afternoon between 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm when the temple is closed. Three aartis are held in the temple: Sandhya arati in the evening about 40 minutes after sunset, Ratri Shayan arati about 5 hours past sunset and Mangala arati in the morning, about 2 hours before sunrise.

Accommodation
Accommodation wise the tourists are provided with cottage - Camp which are provided with delicate linen, furniture, and attached bathrooms along with running hot and cold water to suit the needs of the guests.


Dining
Dining wise the facilities present in The Rajasthan Pushkar Karni Camp include servings of Indian and Continental food, which are served in a tented dining hall in the Rajasthan Pushkar Karni Camp.


Climate
Pushkar has an extreme climate. The maximum temperature during the summers can go up to 40-45oC while in the winters it can be below 10oC. There is not much rain during the monsoon. The best season to visit this place is in the winters (October to March).  Call Us At 9828707078


Importance
Pushkar is among the five dhams or pilgrimages that are held in high esteem by Hindus, the others being Badrinath, Puri, Rameswaram, and Dwarka. It is said that in battle lord Brahma killed the demon Vajra Nabh with a lotus flower, whose petals floated down to earth and landed in three places in and around Pushkar where lakes sprang up. According to legends, Pushkar Lake was surrounded by 500 temples and 52 palaces (several rajas and maharajas maintained palaces here for pilgrimage) at one point. The Brahma temple is the most important temple here and is, in fact, the only Brahma temple of India.


Timing
Pushkar Fair is celebrated for five days from Kartik Ekadasi to Kartik Poornima. According to Hindu calendar, Kartik Ekadasi is the 11th lunar day (ekadashi) in the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu month of Kartik, and Kartik Poornima is the full moon day or the 15th lunar day of Kartik. Kartik Poornima is the main day of the Pushkar Fair, and according to the legends, it's the day when Brahma sprung up the Pushkar Lake. On this day devotees take a bath in the Pushkar lake.Call Us At 9828707078


Pushkar Camel Fair 2017 Date: October 28-November 4.


Pushkar is a sacred town for the Hindus, situated 11 kms. to the North-West of Ajmer. The charm of this sleepy, lakeside settlement so captivated the great Indian poet, Kalidas,that it found a place in his classic, Abhigyan Sakuntalam. The Great Hindu epics of Mahabharat and Ramayana make references to this religious place regarded to be Adi Tiratha. Evidence points to its having existed during the fourth century B.C. lake in the inhospitable surroundings of a desert is no less than a miracle. Call Us At 9828707078


The legend about the Creator God, Bramha describes the creation of this lake. When the demon Vajra Nabhakilled Brahmas children, he in turn struck him with his weapon, a lotus flower. Vajra Nabha died with the impact, and the petals of the lotus fell at three places. One of them is Pushkar, where a lake sprung into being. Brahma is supposed to have performed sacrifice at this lake on Kartik Purnima (the full moon day of the Kartik month), hallowing the place. Sacred to Brahma, Pushkar boasts of its temple dedicated to him, which is the only one of its kind in the world. A dip in the waters of Pushkar and worship at his temple ensure salvation. So thousands flock to Pushkar to observe the ritual on kartik Purnima, or on any of the four days preceding it.


Contact Person : Shailendra Singh
Address : Village Motisar Road/Motisar Road Pushkar - 305022
Mobile No : +91-9828707078
Email Id : pushkarfair2016@gmail.com

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