page_title: Pushkar
section_title: Etymology
hierarchical_section_title: Pushkar / Etymology
caption_attribution_description: English: Hills around Pushkar, turn green during the Monsoon.
context_page_description: Pushkar is a city in the Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated about 10 km northwest of Ajmer and about 150 kilometres southwest of Jaipur. It is a pilgrimage site for Hindus and Sikhs. Pushkar has many temples. Most of the temples and ghats in Pushkar are from the 18th century and later, because many temples were destroyed during Muslim conquests in the area. Subsequently, the destroyed temples were rebuilt. The most famous among Pushkar temples is the red spired Brahma Temple built by Gurjar samrat Pushkar, who is father of Vedmata Gayatri, who was a chechi kanya married to Lord Brahma. It is considered a sacred city by the Hindus particularly in Shaktism, and meat and eggs consumption are forbidden in the city. Pushkar is located on the shore of Pushkar Lake, which has many ghats where pilgrims bathe. Pushkar is also significant for its Gurdwaras for Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh. One of the bathing ghats is called Gobind ghat built by the Sikhs in the memory of Guru Gobind Singh.
  Pushkar is famous for its annual fair featuring a trading fete of cattle, horses and camels.
context_section_description: Pushkar in Sanskrit means "blue lotus" flower.
caption: Pushkar seen after monsoons.
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