Pushkar, Rajasthan
Main God
Lord Brahma
Timings
Check locally
Location
Pushkar
Type
MAJOR
Walk through the narrow lanes of Pushkar town to the temple near Pushkar Lake. Remove footwear at the shoe stand. Cover your head before entering. The temple has a distinctive red spire (shikhara).
Enter the marble-floored main hall and take darshan of the four-headed Brahma idol, the only one of its kind worshipped in the world. The idol has four faces representing the four Vedas and holds a spoon, lotus, manuscript, and rosary.
Visit the shrines of Goddess Saraswati (Brahma's consort) and Gayatri within the temple complex. Observe the silver turtle (Brahma's vahana) on the temple floor.
After darshan, visit the sacred Pushkar Lake nearby. There are 52 ghats around the lake. A dip in the lake is considered equivalent to performing the Ashwamedha Yajna.
Pushkar, Ajmer District, Rajasthan 305022
By Bus
Regular RSRTC buses from Ajmer (30 min), Jaipur (3 hours), and Delhi (8-10 hours). Private buses also available. Pushkar Bus Stand is walking distance from the temple
By Air
Jaipur International Airport (JAI) - 150 km (3 hours drive). Kishangarh Airport - 50 km (under development for commercial flights)
By Rail
Ajmer Junction Railway Station - 11 km from Pushkar. Well-connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, and major cities. Pushkar has a small railway station on the Ajmer-Pushkar line
Local Transport
Auto-rickshaws and cycle-rickshaws in Pushkar town. Taxis from Ajmer. The town is small and the temple is in the centre, walkable from most hotels
The creator god in the Hindu trinity (Trimurti). Lord Brahma is rarely worshipped in temples, with the Pushkar temple being one of the very few dedicated to him.
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