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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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Hot air balloons are seen over the heads of a group of men at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Hot air balloons are seen over the heads of a group of men at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Metal pots for sale at a market in Pushkar, India.
Metal pots for sale at a market in Pushkar, India.
A hotair balloon over the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
A hotair balloon over the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
A girl helps her mother wash her hands at a water spigot in the desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A girl helps her mother wash her hands at a water spigot in the desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A metal water vessel sits in desert sand next to a campfire at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
A metal water vessel sits in desert sand next to a campfire at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
Children dressed for a parade at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
Children dressed for a parade at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
A horse lies dead at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A horse lies dead at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Hanuman idol in the desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Hanuman idol in the desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A woman harvests flowers (geranium?) at a small farm near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A woman harvests flowers (geranium?) at a small farm near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A beautiful sunset with cumulus clouds and visible sunrays, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A beautiful sunset with cumulus clouds and visible sunrays, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Girls in brightly colored costumes dance during the opening of the 2013 Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Girls in brightly colored costumes dance during the opening of the 2013 Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Pre-dawn scene with a silhouetted tree at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
Pre-dawn scene with a silhouetted tree at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
Nuts and spices for sale in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Nuts and spices for sale in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Photographers take pictures of dancing girls in the stadium at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
Photographers take pictures of dancing girls in the stadium at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
A father and son look at his mobile phone at a campsite at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A father and son look at his mobile phone at a campsite at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Sunrise over the lake and ghats of Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Pushkar is an important Hindu pilgrimage site.
Sunrise over the lake and ghats of Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Pushkar is an important Hindu pilgrimage site.
Green light inside of a shoe shop at night in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Green light inside of a shoe shop at night in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A wok at the Pushkar Camel Fair, with illuminated carnival rides in the distance, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A wok at the Pushkar Camel Fair, with illuminated carnival rides in the distance, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Camel herders chat around a campfire at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Camel herders chat around a campfire at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Sweet milk desert for sale at a market in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Sweet milk desert for sale at a market in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Bank mynah (Acridotheres ginginianus) on a camel's back, Pushkar, Rajastan, India
Bank mynah (Acridotheres ginginianus) on a camel's back, Pushkar, Rajastan, India
A father and son look at his mobile phone at a campsite at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A father and son look at his mobile phone at a campsite at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Camel herders drink tea at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Camel herders drink tea at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Aarti and Deepdan on the ghats of Pushkar, India on Kartik Purnima
Aarti and Deepdan on the ghats of Pushkar, India on Kartik Purnima
A rider performs on a galloping horse at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
A rider performs on a galloping horse at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
Two camels "kiss" at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. They maintained this enthusiastic embrace for 20 minu...
Two camels "kiss" at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. They maintained this enthusiastic embrace for 20 minutes.
Tents on the Pushkar Camel Mela grounds at dusk, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Directly from the camera with no post-processing.
Tents on the Pushkar Camel Mela grounds at dusk, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Directly from the camera with no post-processing.
Happy flower farmer near Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Happy flower farmer near Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Misty desert morning on a farm with thatched huts, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Misty desert morning on a farm with thatched huts, Nagaur village 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
Girl from a low income family in a remote part of the Pushkar desert, Kishanpura Goyla village, Rajasthan, India
Girl from a low income family in a remote part of the Pushkar desert, Kishanpura Goyla village, Rajasthan, India
Long exposure astro photo with the camera moved during exposure, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India. No post-processing, all single ex...
Long exposure astro photo with the camera moved during exposure, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India. No post-processing, all single exposure in camera.
A man cuts goat fodder in a tree, Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
A man cuts goat fodder in a tree, Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Small abandoned house in the desert near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Small abandoned house in the desert near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Dad and his son on vacation in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Dad and his son on vacation in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A street dog killed by a tractor, Devnagar village, Rajasthan, India. Countless dogs are killed or maimed every day across In...
A street dog killed by a tractor, Devnagar village, Rajasthan, India. Countless dogs are killed or maimed every day across India by vehicles.
Boys carry lights during a wedding procession, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The boys are paid 10 rupees for three h...
Boys carry lights during a wedding procession, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The boys are paid 10 rupees for three hours work. That's six cents US per hour. Such predatory employment practices are common in India.
Fog at sunrise over Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
Fog at sunrise over Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
Street dog and children in rural Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Street dog and children in rural Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Tourists drive a "US Army" jeep in the desert at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Tourists drive a "US Army" jeep in the desert at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sheep herders cauterize a wounded sheep with hot rocks from a fire, Makdol Mata temple (aka Jai Mata Di), Rajasthan, India
Sheep herders cauterize a wounded sheep with hot rocks from a fire, Makdol Mata temple (aka Jai Mata Di), Rajasthan, India
A man washes a huge metal pan used to mix dough during a Hindu festival, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A man washes a huge metal pan used to mix dough during a Hindu festival, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Street dog puppy with a broken leg in Khori village, Rajasthan, India. I took the dog to a hospital where it made a recovery.
Street dog puppy with a broken leg in Khori village, Rajasthan, India. I took the dog to a hospital where it made a recovery.
An Indian Pariah street dog underneath a large old fig tree at the 7th century Ajaypal Shiva Temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan,...
An Indian Pariah street dog underneath a large old fig tree at the 7th century Ajaypal Shiva Temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A girl herds goats in the Aravali Range at the highest point in the Pushkar/Ajmer region, Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India, Leel...
A girl herds goats in the Aravali Range at the highest point in the Pushkar/Ajmer region, Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India, Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India
Albino boy plays with a toy car I gave him as a gift, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The family of ten albinos is panhandling dur...
Albino boy plays with a toy car I gave him as a gift, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The family of ten albinos is panhandling during the Pushkar Camel Fair.
Feral piglets huddle on a cold winter morning in Ganahera, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Ownerless pigs are a common site in the...
Feral piglets huddle on a cold winter morning in Ganahera, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Ownerless pigs are a common site in the streets of Pushkar.
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.
Street dog puppy with a broken leg in Khori village, Rajasthan, India. I took the dog to a hospital where it made a recovery.
Street dog puppy with a broken leg in Khori village, Rajasthan, India. I took the dog to a hospital where it made a recovery.
Sheep graze near a decomposing water buffalo, Ajaysar village, Rajasthan, India
Sheep graze near a decomposing water buffalo, Ajaysar village, Rajasthan, India
Small altar in a field of mutter (peas), Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Small altar in a field of mutter (peas), Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Flags at a temple in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Flags at a temple in Kharekhari 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
Pujari in a brilliant mirrored glass temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Pujari in a brilliant mirrored glass temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Happy brother sit on a sea of peanuts at their father's food cart at the Pushkar camel fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Happy brother sit on a sea of peanuts at their father's food cart at the Pushkar camel fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Fantastic assortment of rough-hewn spices for sale at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Fantastic assortment of rough-hewn spices for sale at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A sun ray falls on a sweets seller at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A sun ray falls on a sweets seller at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A man and boy sit with three street dog puppies next to a fire on a cold winter morning, Chachiyawas village, Rajasthan, India
A man and boy sit with three street dog puppies next to a fire on a cold winter morning, Chachiyawas village, Rajasthan, India
Muslim gravesite on a hilltop near Kaklana village, Rajasthan, India
Muslim gravesite on a hilltop near Kaklana village, Rajasthan, India
Flowers and cobra in a temple near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Flowers and cobra in a temple near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Farm girls in remote Khori village, Rajasthan, India
Farm girls in remote Khori village, Rajasthan, India
Sheep herders cauterize a wounded sheep with hot rocks from a fire, Makdol Mata temple (aka Jai Mata Di), Rajasthan, India
Sheep herders cauterize a wounded sheep with hot rocks from a fire, Makdol Mata temple (aka Jai Mata Di), Rajasthan, India
Ramparts of Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Ramparts of Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, 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
Flower farming family, Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Flower farming family, Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
A motorcycle passes a rock mine near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India. The mine employs many villagers.
A motorcycle passes a rock mine near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India. The mine employs many villagers.
Cows eating flaming garbage, just another day in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Cows eating flaming garbage, just another day in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Langur monkeys eat discarded flower garlands at the Ajaypal Shiva Temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Langur monkeys eat discarded flower garlands at the Ajaypal Shiva Temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Wild langur monkey mothers and babies in desert woodlands, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Wild langur monkey mothers and babies in desert woodlands, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Gorgeous golden rocks in the Aravali Range near Kaklana village, Rajasthan, India
Gorgeous golden rocks in the Aravali Range near Kaklana village, Rajasthan, India
Goat herder in the Aravali Range at the highest point in the Pushkar/Ajmer region, Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India
Goat herder in the Aravali Range at the highest point in the Pushkar/Ajmer region, Leela Seori, Rajasthan, India
Still life in remote Hokaran village, Rajasthan, India
Still life in remote Hokaran village, Rajasthan, India
Morning fog over the Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, from Ganahera, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Morning fog over the Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, from Ganahera, 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.
Morning fog over disused carnival equipment, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Morning fog over disused carnival equipment, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Wonderful colored walls in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Wonderful colored walls in 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
Girl from a low income family in a remote part of the Pushkar desert, Kishanpura Goyla village, Rajasthan, India
Girl from a low income family in a remote part of the Pushkar desert, Kishanpura Goyla village, Rajasthan, India
Ancient fig tree at the 7th century Ajaypal temple site, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Ancient fig tree at the 7th century Ajaypal temple site, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A langur monkey in a wheat field, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A langur monkey in a wheat field, Kharekhari village, 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 emaciated street dog is cared for at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center in Pushkar, India (tolfa.org.uk)
An emaciated street dog is cared for at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center in Pushkar, India (tolfa.org.uk)
A woman harvests marigold flowers at a small farm near the Hindu holy city of Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A woman harvests marigold flowers at a small farm near the Hindu holy city of Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A puppy at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center in Pushkar, India (tolfa.org.uk)
A puppy at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center in Pushkar, India (tolfa.org.uk)
A boy places with a toy motorcycle by racing it over the contours of a real motorcycle, in an unstaged scene, Pushkar, Rajast...
A boy places with a toy motorcycle by racing it over the contours of a real motorcycle, in an unstaged scene, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Carnival rides at night during the Camel Mela in Pushkar, India.
Carnival rides at night during the Camel Mela in Pushkar, India.
View down a rural path in the desert near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
View down a rural path in the desert near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A dog is sterilized at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center in Pushkar, India. (tolfa.org.uk)
A dog is sterilized at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center in Pushkar, India. (tolfa.org.uk)
Pilgrims bath in the Hindu holy city of Pushkar during the full moon Puja (Kartik Purnima) of November 2012, Pushkar, Rajasth...
Pilgrims bath in the Hindu holy city of Pushkar during the full moon Puja (Kartik Purnima) of November 2012, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A boy with a toy gun at a carnival in Pushkar, India.
A boy with a toy gun at a carnival in Pushkar, India.
Pilgrims bath in the Hindu holy city of Pushkar during the full moon Puja (Kartik Purnima) of November 2012, Pushkar, Rajasth...
Pilgrims bath in the Hindu holy city of Pushkar during the full moon Puja (Kartik Purnima) of November 2012, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Portrait of a pilgrim in Pushkar, India during Kartik Purnima, Full Moon Puja, November 2012.
Portrait of a pilgrim in Pushkar, India during Kartik Purnima, Full Moon Puja, November 2012.
Children watch a tightrope walker perform at a carnival in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Children watch a tightrope walker perform at a carnival in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A dog in a kennel at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center in Pushkar, India (tolfa.org.uk)
A dog in a kennel at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center in Pushkar, India (tolfa.org.uk)
A carnival worker next to a motorcycle during the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A carnival worker next to a motorcycle during the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
People walk near a cart in the desert at sunset, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
People walk near a cart in the desert at sunset, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Portrait of a woman in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Portrait of a woman in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Women visiting Pushkar, India watch carnival rides during the camel mela.
Women visiting Pushkar, India watch carnival rides during the camel mela.
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