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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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Popcorn and puffed rice at a sweets shop, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Popcorn and puffed rice at a sweets shop, Pushkar, 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
Homemade carrot cake for sale at the market in Choti Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Homemade carrot cake for sale at the market in Choti Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A favorite photo, a primitive toy tractor, Sidiyas village, Rajasthan, India. Rock mining is common in the area, and the toy ...
A favorite photo, a primitive toy tractor, Sidiyas village, Rajasthan, India. Rock mining is common in the area, and the toy is mimicing the tractors hauling rocks that are common in the region.
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
Lovely scene at a small temple in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Lovely scene at a small temple in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a temple wall, Budha 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
Sign encouraging people to stop using plastic, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sign encouraging people to stop using plastic, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A man offers morning prayers at a temple in Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
A man offers morning prayers at a temple in Bhagwanpura village, 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
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Grandfather and children, Tilora village, Rajasthan, India
Grandfather and children, Tilora village, Rajasthan, India
Wire cage that likley once protected a mango tree or something similar, above the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Wire cage that likley once protected a mango tree or something similar, above the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
A woman carries a bumdle on her head down a sandy trail in the desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A woman carries a bumdle on her head down a sandy trail in the desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A horse passes a sleek black late model Mercedes in the desert at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A horse passes a sleek black late model Mercedes in the desert at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Bell in Chowmunda Mata temple, Boraj Kazipura, Rajasthan, India
Bell in Chowmunda Mata temple, Boraj Kazipura, Rajasthan, India
People receive a free meal during a charitable community cooking day in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
People receive a free meal during a charitable community cooking day in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Musicians entertain a wealthy Rajput family in remote Banwal village, Rajasthan, India
Musicians entertain a wealthy Rajput family in remote Banwal village, Rajasthan, India
Albino sisters plays with a Rubik's cube given as a gift, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The family of ten albinos is panhandling...
Albino sisters plays with a Rubik's cube given as a gift, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The family of ten albinos is panhandling during the Pushkar Camel Fair.
Children walk dogs in the desert in remote Kawalai village, Rajasthan, India
Children walk dogs in the desert in remote Kawalai village, Rajasthan, India
Boys playing on a farm in Kishanpura Goyla village, Rajasthan, India
Boys playing on a farm in Kishanpura Goyla village, Rajasthan, India
Old tree snag in pred-dawn light, illuminated by a passing tractor, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Old tree snag in pred-dawn light, illuminated by a passing tractor, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
A woman makes fuel from dried cow dung patties, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
A woman makes fuel from dried cow dung patties, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
A boy and his horse at the beautiful mosque near Taragarh fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. He charges tourists to sit on the ho...
A boy and his horse at the beautiful mosque near Taragarh fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. He charges tourists to sit on the horse for a photo-op with the Mosque in the background.
Farm boy in Killa village, Rajasthan, India
Farm boy in Killa village, Rajasthan, India
Lone homestead amid wheat fields in the desert near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Lone homestead amid wheat fields in the desert near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
A family carries goat fodder along a country road, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A family carries goat fodder along a country road, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A family carries goat fodder along a country road, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A family carries goat fodder along a country road, Kharekhari village, 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 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
A wild langur monkey and wild peacock in a wheat field, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A wild langur monkey and wild peacock in a wheat field, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Small temple atop a rock mine in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Small temple atop a rock mine in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Two men in turbans chatting and smoking, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Two men in turbans chatting and smoking, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sunset over the Aravali range, Majhewla, Rajasthan, India
Sunset over the Aravali range, Majhewla, Rajasthan, India
A favorite photo, a primitive toy tractor, Sidiyas village, Rajasthan, India. Rock mining is common in the area, and the toy ...
A favorite photo, a primitive toy tractor, Sidiyas village, Rajasthan, India. Rock mining is common in the area, and the toy is mimicing the tractors hauling rocks that are common in the region.
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Desert sunset over the Aravali mountains, Khori village, Rajasthan, India
Desert sunset over the Aravali mountains, Khori village, 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
Mother and son from the Cheeta caste, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Mother and son from the Cheeta caste, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Old haveli in Kadel village, Rajasthan, India
Old haveli in Kadel village, Rajasthan, India
A boy carries a lantern during a marriage procession, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Low caste children are employed ...
A boy carries a lantern during a marriage procession, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Low caste children are employed at just six cents per hour to do this work.
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.
Wild female peacock, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Wild female peacock, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Beautifully carved sculpture in a courtyard at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Beautifully carved sculpture in a courtyard at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Puppy with leg injuries recovering at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Puppy with leg injuries recovering at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Boy in the remote village of Kishanpura Goyla, Rajasthan, India
Boy in the remote village of Kishanpura Goyla, 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.
Irrigated crop fields in Devnagar village, Rajasthan, India
Irrigated crop fields in Devnagar village, Rajasthan, India
A woman tends her cow at a construction material yard, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A woman tends her cow at a construction material yard, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sheep drink at a muddy pond near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Sheep drink at a muddy pond near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
A girl carries branches on her head, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A girl carries branches on her head, Kharekhari 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
A girl cuts fodder for her goats from an Acacia tree, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A girl cuts fodder for her goats from an Acacia tree, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A farmer hauls fuel made from dried cow dung patties, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
A farmer hauls fuel made from dried cow dung patties, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Sunset over the Thar Desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sunset over the Thar Desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
The awesome spirit of Rajastjan in one photo, children in the very small and remote (not on any maps or in any official recor...
The awesome spirit of Rajastjan in one photo, children in the very small and remote (not on any maps or in any official records) Nadi village, Rajasthan, India
Decaying Indian Pariah street dog in the sand at the 7th century Ajaypal Shiva Temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Likely...
Decaying Indian Pariah street dog in the sand at the 7th century Ajaypal Shiva Temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Likely hit by a vehicle.
Native forest in the Aravali Range near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Native forest in the Aravali Range near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Weathered idol of Sherawali Mata (Tiger Goddess Mother), a very popular deity in the region surrouding Pushkar, Budha Pushkar...
Weathered idol of Sherawali Mata (Tiger Goddess Mother), a very popular deity in the region surrouding Pushkar, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A volunteer shares affection with a dog at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan,...
A volunteer shares affection with a dog at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Crude temple beneath a tree, near Ajaysar village, Rajasthan, India
Crude temple beneath a tree, near Ajaysar 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
Cows grazing on a field of plastic bags at the Pushkar municipal dumping ground (landfill), Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Landfi...
Cows grazing on a field of plastic bags at the Pushkar municipal dumping ground (landfill), Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Landfills like this are so free of metal glass (since it's all been picket out to be recycled) that you can walk barefoot.
A farmer shows his papita (papaya) tree, Nagaur village, Rajasthan, India. The yield is used only to make papaya juice drinks...
A farmer shows his papita (papaya) tree, Nagaur village, Rajasthan, India. The yield is used only to make papaya juice drinks for his family. It is highly valued for this purpose.
Street dog atop Gayatri temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Street dog atop Gayatri temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A farmer talks on his mobile phone while sitting proudly on his tractor in front of his favorite personal horse, Killa villag...
A farmer talks on his mobile phone while sitting proudly on his tractor in front of his favorite personal horse, Killa village Rajasthan, India
Lone tree and small muddy pond in the desert, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Lone tree and small muddy pond in the desert, 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
Still life of a copper pot, Bedhnath temple area, Rajasthan, India
Still life of a copper pot, Bedhnath temple area, Rajasthan, India
Metal drinking water pots and cups, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Metal drinking water pots and cups, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Marble statuette of Saraswati next to metal boxes holding mustard oil, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Marble statuette of Saraswati next to metal boxes holding mustard oil, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
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 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
Lovely people, all flower and vegetable farmers, Nadi village, Rajasthan, India
Lovely people, all flower and vegetable farmers, Nadi village, Rajasthan, India
Decomposing water buffalo, Ajaysar village, Rajasthan, India
Decomposing water buffalo, Ajaysar village, Rajasthan, India
Metal drinking water cups on a farm, Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Metal drinking water cups on a farm, Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Farming family of the Cheeta caste in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India.
Farming family of the Cheeta caste in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India.
Beautiful Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India, set amongst flower and vegetable farms in the Thar Desert
Beautiful Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India, set amongst flower and vegetable farms in the Thar Desert
Albino girl, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The family of ten albinos is panhandling during the Pushkar Camel Fair.
Albino girl, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The family of ten albinos is panhandling during the Pushkar Camel Fair.
Sheep herders graze their animals in the desert near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Sheep herders graze their animals in the desert near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Hindu temple in the Aravai mountains above Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Hindu temple in the Aravai mountains above Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Morning sun on wheat fields, Bassi village, Rajasthan, India
Morning sun on wheat fields, Bassi village, Rajasthan, India
Acacia tree foliage and thorns, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Acacia tree foliage and thorns, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Massive ancient tree (sp.) near remote Kesarpura village, Rajasthan, India. This is the largest non-fig tree I have ever seen...
Massive ancient tree (sp.) near remote Kesarpura village, Rajasthan, India. This is the largest non-fig tree I have ever seen in the Thar Desert. It must be many hundreds of years old.
Cigarettes with graphic warning labels for sale at a market, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Tobacco and smoking are e...
Cigarettes with graphic warning labels for sale at a market, Badi Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Tobacco and smoking are epidemic across India. Cigarettes are barely regulated and cost next to nothing.
Elaborately carved columns in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Elaborately carved columns in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Lone tree and small muddy pond in the desert, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Lone tree and small muddy pond in the desert, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Wonderful mom, son, and grandmother on pilgrimage to Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Wonderful mom, son, and grandmother on pilgrimage to 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
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.
A farmer talks on his mobile phone while sitting proudly on his tractor in front of his favorite personal horse, Killa villag...
A farmer talks on his mobile phone while sitting proudly on his tractor in front of his favorite personal horse, Killa village Rajasthan, India
Horses at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Horses at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Pink cave on a rocky hillside at the Ajaypal Shiva Temple near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Pink cave on a rocky hillside at the Ajaypal Shiva Temple near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Aerial view of goat herders in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Aerial view of goat herders in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Still life in remote Hokaran village, Rajasthan, India
Still life in remote Hokaran village, Rajasthan, India
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