Pushkar

Pushkar is a holy city of about 7000 people with a small lake. The story goes that Lord Brahma was flying by on a lotus flower and one of the petals fell to the ground and formed the lake. Pushkar also has the only temple dedicated to Brahma in the world and it is also a destination for hindu pilgrims.

Because it's such a holy place, there's no eggs, fish, meat, or beer. We spend 3 days and 2 nights there...too much time in my opinion.

We did go on a camel ride...I was excited to go on it, but rather sore by then end of it. Here are some nice pics from the ride:





Pushkar is also known for the camel fair that runs around the end of October and the beginning of November. Apparently we were a few days early...too bad, I would have liked to see it in action. Apparently the base model camels go for 10,000 rupees (@38 rupees per canadian dollar...that's around $260 !). The top model camels run for about 40,000 rupees or $1,050. The best buy, I'm told, is the mid-range camel for about 25,000 rupees. What's the difference between a top range camel and the base model camel ? Well...the top range camel is healthy, intelligent, and fully trained to obey voice commands. The base model camel is old, weak, and pretty dumb.
The mid-range camel is somewhere in between...