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Pushkar

Photographs of Pushkar in Rajasthan, India. Pushkar is a magical oasis, the antidote to all that is heavy and gloomy about India, a place of wide smiles, gorgeous landscapes, and irrepressible spirit. It’s a land of flower farms, oxcarts, ladies carrying pots on their heads, schoolkids with huge smiles walking alongside water buffalo, past wheat fields full of peacocks and monkeys. Pushkar itself is a tiny town of about 20,000 people, sometimes cynically dismissed as nothing but a tourist bazaar, for most people Pushkar is nothing more than the annual camel fair (Pushkar Mela). This is a woefully ignorant perspective though. Pushkar is an ecosystem, a collection of dozens of villages, carved out of the Thar desert and the ancient Aravali mountains, with deep traditions and a distinct, beautiful, and engaging culture. It’s one of the most important of Hindu holy places and pilgrimage sites, where Brahma dropped a flower from heaven to form Pushkar Lake. It is quintessentially Rajasthani, with a strong distinct culture of dress, dance, song, art, music, agriculture, and food.

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Ajmer city from Taragarh Fort, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Ajmer city from Taragarh Fort, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Boys play cricket in an abandoned stepwell at Taragarh Fort, high above Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Boys play cricket in an abandoned stepwell at Taragarh Fort, high above Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Bucolic farmland near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Bucolic farmland near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Laborer on a farm growing peas, wheat, and carrots walks home for the day, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Laborer on a farm growing peas, wheat, and carrots walks home for the day, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Marigold flower farmers near Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Marigold flower farmers near Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Night sky and rocky desert hills at Ajaypal, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Single exposure with the foreground illuminated ...
Night sky and rocky desert hills at Ajaypal, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Single exposure with the foreground illuminated by a flashlight.
Two girls and their baby cow, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Two girls and their baby cow, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Early morning sun on native trees high in the Aravali mountains near Majhewla village, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Early morning sun on native trees high in the Aravali mountains near Majhewla village, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A man and his daughter transport goat fodder by motorcycle, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A man and his daughter transport goat fodder by motorcycle, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Bird in the Thar desert near Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
Bird in the Thar desert near Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
Boy working in a field of marigolds on a flower farm in Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Boy working in a field of marigolds on a flower farm in Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Flower farmer near Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Flower farmer near Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Dog on a wheat farm, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Dog on a wheat farm, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Discarded artwork with Rajasthani themes, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Discarded artwork with Rajasthani themes, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A puppy struggles to avoid traffic, Devnagar village, Rajasthan, India. Countless dogs are killed or maimed every day across ...
A puppy struggles to avoid traffic, Devnagar village, Rajasthan, India. Countless dogs are killed or maimed every day across India by vehicles.
A family fights to get through a crowd on their motorcycle in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A family fights to get through a crowd on their motorcycle in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Nearly full moon over Hindu temples and Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Nearly full moon over Hindu temples and Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Stilts (sp.) (the bird species) are silhouetted alongside a floating oil lamp on Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Stilts (sp.) (the bird species) are silhouetted alongside a floating oil lamp on Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Performers at the Pushkar Camel Fair pack up their show, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Performers at the Pushkar Camel Fair pack up their show, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Marigold flower farmers near Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Marigold flower farmers near Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Kitten at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Kitten at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A man collects plastic drinkin water bottles to be recycled in the Pushkar municipal dumping ground (landfill), Pushkar, Raja...
A man collects plastic drinkin water bottles to be recycled in the Pushkar municipal dumping ground (landfill), Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Plastic bags don't get recycled, but most everything else is extracted after it's dumped.
(NOTE: Not staged, they were coming down the road just like this) - Epic image of a farming family riding on their tractor in...
(NOTE: Not staged, they were coming down the road just like this) - Epic image of a farming family riding on their tractor in Doomara village, Rajasthan, India
Women sweep up and burn garbage on a dusty desert road after the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Air pollution...
Women sweep up and burn garbage on a dusty desert road after the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Air pollution is an epidemic health crisis across India. India has the worst air pollution in the world, worse even than China, with Delhi the #1 worst city in the world.
Night view of the 7th century Ajaypal Shiva Temple site, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Night view of the 7th century Ajaypal Shiva Temple site, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Huge ancient fig tree with a 130 foot diameter crown in a farm field near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Huge ancient fig tree with a 130 foot diameter crown in a farm field near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Adorable kids from the Cheeta caste, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Adorable kids from the Cheeta caste, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Cheeta caste grandparent and their grandson at their home in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India.
Cheeta caste grandparent and their grandson at their home in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India.
A goat herder atop the highest point in the entire Pushkar region, in the Aravali mountains near Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India
A goat herder atop the highest point in the entire Pushkar region, in the Aravali mountains near Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India
Ajaypal Shiva Temple near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Ajaypal Shiva Temple near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Painter doing self-portraits for sale to tourists, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Painter doing self-portraits for sale to tourists, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Foggy morning on the awesome country road passing the 7th century Ajaypal Shiva Temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Foggy morning on the awesome country road passing the 7th century Ajaypal Shiva Temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Splendid farmland near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Splendid farmland near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Women sweep up and burn garbage on a dusty desert road after the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Air pollution...
Women sweep up and burn garbage on a dusty desert road after the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Air pollution is an epidemic health crisis across India. India has the worst air pollution in the world, worse even than China, with Delhi the #1 worst city in the world.
Sheep herder in the desert surrounded by the Aravali Range, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Sheep herder in the desert surrounded by the Aravali Range, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
A boy plays with a primitive toy wagon with a wonderfully simple and effective design, Baroon village, Rajasthan, India
A boy plays with a primitive toy wagon with a wonderfully simple and effective design, Baroon village, Rajasthan, India
Ladies in saris buy eggplants from a mobile (bicycle) vegetable seller while taking a lunchbreak from a goverment subsidized ...
Ladies in saris buy eggplants from a mobile (bicycle) vegetable seller while taking a lunchbreak from a goverment subsidized construction job, Kaklana village, Rajasthan, India
Rampart Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Rampart Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
A small boy tends a camel at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A small boy tends a camel at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Elaborately carved archways and columns at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Elaborately carved archways and columns at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Temple in a hillside cave, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Temple in a hillside cave, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Langur monkey mother and baby at the Ajaypal Shiva Temple, Rajasthan, India
Langur monkey mother and baby at the Ajaypal Shiva Temple, Rajasthan, India
Happy family of flower farmers, Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Happy family of flower farmers, Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Saw blade and acacia, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Saw blade and acacia, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Wild Indian gray mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii) high in the Aravali mountains near Majhewla village, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Wild Indian gray mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii) high in the Aravali mountains near Majhewla village, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Superman sandals, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Flip flops are a very common form of footwear in India.
Superman sandals, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Flip flops are a very common form of footwear in India.
Old silver Royal Enfield motorcycle, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Old silver Royal Enfield motorcycle, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A baby langur monkey teases a wild peacock on a huge boulder, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
A baby langur monkey teases a wild peacock on a huge boulder, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Nearly full moon over Hindu temples and Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Nearly full moon over Hindu temples and Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Circular pattern in a desert sand dune created by a stalk of grass blowing in the wind, Chawandiya village, Rajasthan, India
Circular pattern in a desert sand dune created by a stalk of grass blowing in the wind, Chawandiya village, Rajasthan, India
Muslim gravesite on a hilltop near Kaklana village, Rajasthan, India
Muslim gravesite on a hilltop near Kaklana village, Rajasthan, India
A parade goes past a carnival during the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A parade goes past a carnival during the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Graffiti on a wall at Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Graffiti on a wall at Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Sunrise from the Pachmantha Mataji temple, Majhewla Village, Rajasthan, India
Sunrise from the Pachmantha Mataji temple, Majhewla Village, Rajasthan, India
A woman sweeps a storefront near an RC Cola advertisement, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A woman sweeps a storefront near an RC Cola advertisement, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
I think this is the only photograph ever published of this beauiful view of remote Narwar village (from the local hilltop tem...
I think this is the only photograph ever published of this beauiful view of remote Narwar village (from the local hilltop temple) and the Aravali Range, Rajasthan, India
Looking out onto Pushkar lake from a temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Looking out onto Pushkar lake from a temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Peas, peppers, and ginger in baskets at a market, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Peas, peppers, and ginger in baskets at a market, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Flowers, bells, and pots in a remote temple, near Nand village, Rajasthan, India. The baba in the back is blind.
Flowers, bells, and pots in a remote temple, near Nand village, Rajasthan, India. The baba in the back is blind.
Two men carry a large water vessel, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Two men carry a large water vessel, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Brothers herd goats along a country road near Picholiya village, Rajasthan, India
Brothers herd goats along a country road near Picholiya village, Rajasthan, India
Male peacock in a chapati wheat field, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Male peacock in a chapati wheat field, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A baby nurses an adult water buffalo that went beserk in its owners truck and severed both of its horns, Kharekhari village, ...
A baby nurses an adult water buffalo that went beserk in its owners truck and severed both of its horns, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India. The animal is too dangerous for anyone to attempt to help it in this state.
Pigeons congregate in an old fig tree snag at the Ajaypal Shiva Temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Pigeons congregate in an old fig tree snag at the Ajaypal Shiva Temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Peacock (Pavo cristatus) in flight, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Peacock (Pavo cristatus) in flight, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Bird silhouetted at sunrise on a desert plant, Chachiyawas village, Rajasthan, India
Bird silhouetted at sunrise on a desert plant, Chachiyawas village, Rajasthan, India
A man sprays chemicals on herbs on a farm near Picholiya village, Rajasthan, India
A man sprays chemicals on herbs on a farm near Picholiya village, Rajasthan, India
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amaz...
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amazing, utterly silent except for a mantra echoing quietly on a loop, no people tending to the room, perfectly clean.
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Winter morning frost on fabric in the Pushkar municipal dumping ground (landfill), Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Winter morning frost on fabric in the Pushkar municipal dumping ground (landfill), Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Misty morning in the desert at a school playground, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Misty morning in the desert at a school playground, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Foreign tourists delightedly snap photos of a captive red macaque monkey performing at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajas...
Foreign tourists delightedly snap photos of a captive red macaque monkey performing at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A woman takes a photo of a wheat field at sunrise, Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
A woman takes a photo of a wheat field at sunrise, Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
Foggy morning in the rocky foothills of the Aravali Range above the 7th century Ajaypal Shiva temple, Rajasthan, India
Foggy morning in the rocky foothills of the Aravali Range above the 7th century Ajaypal Shiva temple, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Girl with her puppy in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Girl with her puppy in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A tractor ambles down a country road in the desert, Ajaysar, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A tractor ambles down a country road in the desert, Ajaysar, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Boys herding goats make chai tea by filling a plastic water bottle with water from a creek, milk from their goat, and tea fro...
Boys herding goats make chai tea by filling a plastic water bottle with water from a creek, milk from their goat, and tea from their pocket, then boling it over a fire. Bedhnath temple area, Rajasthan, India.
Folk art on a door in Khori village, Rajasthan, India
Folk art on a door in Khori village, Rajasthan, India
Stars behind an ancient fig tree at the 7th century Ajaypal temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Single exposure with the ...
Stars behind an ancient fig tree at the 7th century Ajaypal temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Single exposure with the tree illuminated by a passing tractor at 3am.
Bell at sunrise, Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Bell at sunrise, Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Construction worker, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Construction worker, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A troop of Langur monkeys frolic on a rocky hillside, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
A troop of Langur monkeys frolic on a rocky hillside, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Toy guns at the Pushkar Camel Fair carnival, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Toy guns at the Pushkar Camel Fair carnival, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A group of women walk in a funeral procession, Ganahera, Rajasthan, India
A group of women walk in a funeral procession, Ganahera, Rajasthan, India
View of Ajmer city at dusk from Leela Seori, the area dividing Ajmer and Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
View of Ajmer city at dusk from Leela Seori, the area dividing Ajmer and Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Plastic chai tea cups burn in a fire to keep people warm on a cold winter morning in the desert, Majhewla village, Rajasthan,...
Plastic chai tea cups burn in a fire to keep people warm on a cold winter morning in the desert, Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India. Such fires, numbering in the millions every day across India, contribute to the country's terrible air pollution.
Sleeping street dog in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sleeping street dog in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A woman carries a clay water pot down the steps of the old ghats at Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A woman carries a clay water pot down the steps of the old ghats at Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A bowlful of puppies at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A bowlful of puppies at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Boy from the Cheeta caste on his porch at night, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Boy from the Cheeta caste on his porch at night, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Aravali Range from the highest point in the entire Pushkar/Ajmer region, Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India
Aravali Range from the highest point in the entire Pushkar/Ajmer region, Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India
Puppy with a bad eye at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Puppy with a bad eye at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Langur monkey foraging at sunset, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Langur monkey foraging at sunset, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Brother and sisters, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Brother and sisters, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Boys play cricket in an abandoned stepwell at Taragarh Fort, high above Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Boys play cricket in an abandoned stepwell at Taragarh Fort, high above Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
A paralyzed calf warms in the sun at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A paralyzed calf warms in the sun at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Peanuts at a sweets shop, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Peanuts at a sweets shop, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Lovely farmers in remote Kishanpura Goyla village, Rajasthan, India
Lovely farmers in remote Kishanpura Goyla village, Rajasthan, India
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