Pushkar Lake
As per Hindu religious philosophy, there are five hallowed lakes altogether called Panch-Sarovar in particular Mansarovar, Bindu Sarovar, Narayan Sarovar, Pampa Sarovar and Pushkar Sarovar. Among these, Pushkar Sarovar or Lake is the most huge. It is accepted that the lake was shaped where petals of Master Brahma's lotus fell when he was obliterating Vajra Nabha.
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Situated in the most established city of Pushkar which is frequently called as 'Tirtha-Raj' or the ruler of journey, the presence of the lake returns one to the second century BC. The lake observes a large number of lovers rushing here in view of the conviction that the celebrated waters of the Pushkar wash away the wrongdoings of the entire life. On the holiest day of Kartik Poornima, a plunge in the lake is viewed as equivalent to the advantages gathered by performing yajnas (fire-penances) for a long time.
History of Pushkar Lake :-
As per the engravings found at Sanchi and the records made by Chinese explorer, Fa Xian, the Pushkar Lake existed even in the second century BC. As per a story, a Rajput lord, Nahar Rao Parihar of Mandore, plunged his hand into the lake for extinguishing his thirst. He was shocked to see that the Leukoderma marks on his hand disappeared when he plunged it. Bewildered by the corrective qualities of the lake, he reestablished it, and from that point forward, individuals have been visiting the lake to take care of their skin issues.
It is likewise said that Master Govind Singh, the tenth Sikh master presented Master Granth Sahib on the banks of this lake. During the Mughal rule, the significance of the lake blurred a little in light of the traveler expense and restriction on strict parades. Nonetheless, during Akbar's rule, its recovery occurred, and the significance was reestablished.
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The Rajput leaders of Golden, Bundi, Bikaner and Jaisalmer made attempts to reestablish its significance and the encompassing sanctuaries. Numerous different rulers are answerable for the cutting edge augmentations to the structure of ghats and the remodel of sanctuaries like - Maharaja Man Singh I of Golden for the Raj Ghat and Man sanctuary, Maha Rana Pratap for the Varaha sanctuary, Daulat Rao Scindia for Kot Tirth Ghat, the Marathas-Anaji Scindia for the Koteshwar Mahadev sanctuary and Govind Rao and the Maratha legislative leader of Ajmer for Shiva Ghat.
Attractions at Pushkar Lake :-
On the fringe of the Pushkar Lake, there are different sanctuaries and ghats that add to the holiness of the spot. They make it a total heaven for strict individuals. It is expressed that around 500 sanctuaries encompass the lake, some of them had been annihilated and yet again fabricated accordingly. The most critical among them is the Brahma Sanctuary committed to Master Vishnu. Different sanctuaries situated close to the lake are the Varaha Sanctuary, Savitri Sanctuary and Gayatri sanctuary.
There are 52 ghats close to the Pushkar Lake which are an indispensable piece of it. Utilized for holy washing and customs, ten of these ghats have been proclaimed as the 'Landmarks of Hallowed Significance'. There are-the Varaha Ghat, the Dadhich Ghat, Saptarishi Ghat, Gau ghat, Yag Ghat, Jaipur Ghat, Karni Ghat and Gangaur Ghat, Gwalior Ghat, Kota Ghat. It is accepted that the water of these ghats have restorative qualities and can fix all the skin issues. The majority of the ghats have been named after the lords who fabricated them. There are a couple of special cases like Varaha ghat is named since Vishnu showed up here as a pig. Brahma Ghat is named since Brahma washed here. The Gau Ghat was renamed as Gandhi Ghat after Mahatma Gandhi's remains were inundated at this ghat.
How To Reach Pushkar Lake, Pushkar :-
By Road :- Pushkar Lake is located at the centre of Pushkar city. One can easily reach here by hiring taxi or bus from Ajmer.
By Rail :- Pushkar Lake is well connected through nearest Ajmer Railway station ( 15 km) to major cities railway stations like Delhi, Agra, Mumbai, Chennai, Ajmer, Pali, Jaipur, Ahmedabad.
By Air :- Pushkar Lake can be reach through nearest Jaipur Airport (148 Km) which is well connected with regular domestic flights to Delhi, Mumbai.
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