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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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Flower farm in rural Banseli village, Rajasthan, India
Flower farm in rural Banseli village, Rajasthan, India
Winter clouds at sunset above Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Winter clouds at sunset above Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Small muddy pond in the desert, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Small muddy pond in the desert, Kharekhari village, 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
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
Elaborate eroded rock structures created entirely by mining, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Elaborate eroded rock structures created entirely by mining, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sunset reflecting in Pushkar Lake, with Savitri mountain and temple in the distance, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sunset reflecting in Pushkar Lake, with Savitri mountain and temple in the distance, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Huge doors leading to the main chamber housing the idol of Lord Mahavira, Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Huge doors leading to the main chamber housing the idol of Lord Mahavira, Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Ambiance of the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Ambiance of the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Miners are dwarfed by the landscape as they pry rocks out of the Aravali mountains by hand using ropes and crowbars. This par...
Miners are dwarfed by the landscape as they pry rocks out of the Aravali mountains by hand using ropes and crowbars. This particular mine is regarded as illegal and unsanctioned. Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India.
Five rescued puppies at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Five rescued puppies at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Shiva and Hanuman are worshipped in a small temple  in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Shiva and Hanuman are worshipped in a small temple in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Quartz and tourmaline in the Aravali mountains, Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India
Quartz and tourmaline in the Aravali mountains, Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India
Idol in a small remote temple, Amba Maseena, Rajasthan, India.
Idol in a small remote temple, Amba Maseena, Rajasthan, India.
Bucolic farmland near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Bucolic farmland near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Nighttime view of rock formations at a mine near Tilora village, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Nighttime view of rock formations at a mine near Tilora village, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Street dog at the Makdol Mata temple (aka Jai Mata Di), Rajasthan, India
Street dog at the Makdol Mata temple (aka Jai Mata Di), Rajasthan, India
Sunset reflecting in Pushkar Lake, with Savitri mountain and temple in the distance, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sunset reflecting in Pushkar Lake, with Savitri mountain and temple in the distance, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Bell at sunrise, Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Bell at sunrise, Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Early morning fog in desert woodlands near Savitri temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Early morning fog in desert woodlands near Savitri temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Morning over sacred Pushkar Lake and whitewashed Hindu temples, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Morning over sacred Pushkar Lake and whitewashed Hindu temples, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Horse in golden light at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Horse in golden light at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sheep herders graze their animals in the desert near a massive ancient fig near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Sheep herders graze their animals in the desert near a massive ancient fig near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Deepdan on Pushkar lake during Kartik Purnima, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Deepdan on Pushkar lake during Kartik Purnima, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Metal milk jugs on the back of a motorcycle, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Metal milk jugs on the back of a motorcycle, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
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
Beads at a temple, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Beads at a temple, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Albino girl panhandling during the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Albino girl panhandling during the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Foreign tourists cover their faces due to the air pollution from dust and smoke at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan...
Foreign tourists cover their faces due to the air pollution from dust and smoke at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Bucolic desert and farmland with the distance, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Bucolic desert and farmland with the distance, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Girl friends take a break from herding their goats, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Girl friends take a break from herding their goats, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Children roll hoops down a country road near Tilora, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Children roll hoops down a country road near Tilora, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A farmer with his mutter (pea) crop, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India. Widely used in dishes like Mutter Paneer and Aloo Mutter.
A farmer with his mutter (pea) crop, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India. Widely used in dishes like Mutter Paneer and Aloo Mutter.
Rocky desert ecosystem in the Aravali mountains, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Rocky desert ecosystem in the Aravali mountains, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
An emaciated dog recovering at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
An emaciated dog recovering at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, 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.
Unidentified songbirds, Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Unidentified songbirds, Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Young girl performing a contortion and highwire act at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Young girl performing a contortion and highwire act at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Cabbage farm at sunrise on a cold winter morning, Banseli village, Rajasthan, India
Cabbage farm at sunrise on a cold winter morning, Banseli village, Rajasthan, India
A wonderful image that says a lot. In a tiny hilltop temple near Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India, Hindu faithful have l...
A wonderful image that says a lot. In a tiny hilltop temple near Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India, Hindu faithful have laid a single peapod (mutter) along rocks in a devotional arrangement. Mutter is an important crop grown directly outside the temple. Such integration of the simple objects of daily life into religious devotions is common in India.
Architecture of Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Architecture of Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Desert night sky over the Aravali Range, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Desert night sky over the Aravali Range, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Cute overload! Nadia is about the happiest girl in the world, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Cute overload! Nadia is about the happiest girl in the world, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Dormant carnival rides long after the end of the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Dormant carnival rides long after the end of the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Carnival ride, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Carnival ride, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Family in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Family in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Marigold flower farmers near Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Marigold flower farmers near Amba village, Rajasthan, India
Desert night sky over the Aravali Range, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Desert night sky over the Aravali Range, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Indian Scouts at a Jamboree, Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India
Indian Scouts at a Jamboree, Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India
Cows grazing near sand dunes above Bedhnath temple area, Rajasthan, India
Cows grazing near sand dunes above Bedhnath temple area, Rajasthan, India
A boy eats carrots and mutter (peas) handed out for free as part of the government food assistance program, Pushkar, Rajastha...
A boy eats carrots and mutter (peas) handed out for free as part of the government food assistance program, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A woman carries a lantern during a marriage procession, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Low caste adults are paid just...
A woman carries a lantern during a marriage procession, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Low caste adults are paid just 10 cents per hour to do this work.
Weathered door in Taragarh, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Weathered door in Taragarh, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Adorned camels and carnival rides at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Adorned camels and carnival rides at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Handsome cow bedding down on some rubbish, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Handsome cow bedding down on some rubbish, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Aravali Range from Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Aravali Range from Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Spices for sale Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Shallow depth of field.
Spices for sale Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Shallow depth of field.
Cow patties being dried to sell for use as fuel for fires, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Cow patties being dried to sell for use as fuel for fires, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Colorful parakeets (sp.) in a tree in the Thar Desert, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Colorful parakeets (sp.) in a tree in the Thar Desert, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
The beautiful mosque near Taragarh fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
The beautiful mosque near Taragarh fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Tree on a mountaintop above the Bedhnath temple area, Rajasthan, India
Tree on a mountaintop above the Bedhnath temple area, Rajasthan, India
View of Hokaran village from a mountain above the Bedhnath temple area, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
View of Hokaran village from a mountain above the Bedhnath temple area, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Muslim faimily visiting Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Muslim faimily visiting Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Aerial view of Nand village, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Aerial view of Nand village, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A baby langur monkey missing one of its hands plays at a temple on Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A baby langur monkey missing one of its hands plays at a temple on Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A woman from the Cheeta caste prepares Chapati bread from wheat grown only five minutes away, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, ...
A woman from the Cheeta caste prepares Chapati bread from wheat grown only five minutes away, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Women carry branches on their heads through the desert, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Women carry branches on their heads through the desert, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Rocky desert and Aravali Mountains, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Rocky desert and Aravali Mountains, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Hindu posters and artwork, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hindu posters and artwork, Pushkar, 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.
Indian Army barracks seen from the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Indian Army barracks seen from the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Langur monkey in an old fig tree at the Ajaypal temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Langur monkey in an old fig tree at the Ajaypal temple, 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
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
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.
A man tames his horse at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A man tames his horse at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Albino brothers play with a toy car I gave them as a gift, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The family of ten albinos is panhandlin...
Albino brothers play with a toy car I gave them as a gift, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The family of ten albinos is panhandling during the Pushkar Camel Fair.
Fine portrait of a handsome langur monkey on the ghats of Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Fine portrait of a handsome langur monkey on the ghats of Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A volunteer pets puppies at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A volunteer pets puppies at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Mutter (peas) from nearby field for sale at a market in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Mutter (peas) from nearby field for sale at a market in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Heavy winter morning fog at the Aloo Baba temple, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India. Aloo (potato) Baba (holy man) is an old man livi...
Heavy winter morning fog at the Aloo Baba temple, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India. Aloo (potato) Baba (holy man) is an old man living at the temple who survives on nothing but potatos, and lots of hashish
A favorite image - unaware of the camera, a group of sisters from a wheat farming family playfight using pieces of cardboard ...
A favorite image - unaware of the camera, a group of sisters from a wheat farming family playfight using pieces of cardboard as swords, Doomara village, Rajasthan, India. These are amazingly happy, friendly people.
A groom and his daughter ride a horse in a marriage procession at night, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A groom and his daughter ride a horse in a marriage procession at night, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Gorgeous calf tied to a wall on a very short rope, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Gorgeous calf tied to a wall on a very short rope, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Aerial view of slums and a tent camp in Ajmer, from Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India
Aerial view of slums and a tent camp in Ajmer, from Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India
Young sadhu feeding cows and street dogs in a market in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Young sadhu feeding cows and street dogs in a market in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A woman carries a lantern during a marriage procession, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Low caste adults are paid just...
A woman carries a lantern during a marriage procession, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Low caste adults are paid just 10 cents per hour to do this work.
Rock mine near Tilora village, Rajasthan, India
Rock mine near Tilora village, Rajasthan, India
Old silver Royal Enfield motorcycle, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Old silver Royal Enfield motorcycle, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sunrise over the Aravali Range and the Thar Desert from the Pachmantha Mataji temple, Majhewla Village, Rajasthan, India
Sunrise over the Aravali Range and the Thar Desert from the Pachmantha Mataji temple, Majhewla Village, Rajasthan, India
An auto rickshaw carries lanterns and workers coming from a marriage procession in Pushkar, near Kanas village, Rajasthan, India
An auto rickshaw carries lanterns and workers coming from a marriage procession in Pushkar, near Kanas village, Rajasthan, India
Family portrait, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Good friends of mine.
Family portrait, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Good friends of mine.
A boy and his sisters gather bundles of sticks in the desert, Hathi Kera, Rajasthan, India
A boy and his sisters gather bundles of sticks in the desert, Hathi Kera, Rajasthan, India
A woman serves chai tea to rice farmers, Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
A woman serves chai tea to rice farmers, Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Beautiful scene as pigeons fly near a female peacock on a wheat farm in late light, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Beautiful scene as pigeons fly near a female peacock on a wheat farm in late light, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Hazy setting sun over the sands of the Thar Desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hazy setting sun over the sands of the Thar Desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Lovely elderly ladies who demanded to be photographed, in remote Saneriya village, Rajasthan, India
Lovely elderly ladies who demanded to be photographed, in remote Saneriya village, Rajasthan, India
Grandmother and granddaughter show a striking similarity in facial features while displaying fine Pushakr Fashion, Taragarh, ...
Grandmother and granddaughter show a striking similarity in facial features while displaying fine Pushakr Fashion, Taragarh, Rajasthan, India
Shopkeep flashing money at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Shopkeep flashing money at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
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