Pushkar is a small Hindu temple town in Rajasthan that is full of temples, either every alternate building is a temple or every house has a temple. In addition to the famous (and one of the few in the world) Lord Brahma temple, there are numerous temples dedicated to Lord Shiva here. According to Hindu mythology when Lord Shiva’s wife – Lady Sati died, Shiva cried so much that his tears created 2 ponds and one them is in Pushkar.
Hence it was not surprising that while walking around this town we came across Lord Shiva in various forms. While it was prohibited to take pictures inside the temples, we captured Shiva on camera in various other places. I am sharing a few of these here in my 100th post today.
We found this small kid wandering on the road dressed exactly like Lord Shiva. However unlike the Lord he demanded a small fee to be photographed. 🙂
There was a small cart selling gulal (colorful powder) and this picture looked like numerous small colorful Shivlings.
Notice Lord Shiva’s statue on the seat of the bike. This was parked outside our guest house everyday. 🙂
We saw this statue near Bada Pushkar which was the original Pushkar and the Lake.
Love the little “commercial” Lord Shiva!
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Me too… He was super cute and street smart.. 🙂
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You capture the very essence of the town in your post and how! Stunning pictures Snigdha — you now make me want to go and explore the city yet again 🙂
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Thanks Arti and you have made my day with this comment….
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Beautiful photos! Wish I could book my ticket right now. : )
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Thanks Kimberly… This place is definitely a must visit….
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what are the colourful powders for, religious purposes? or something to eat (i hope not)? the colours are very attractive!
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Hey, these colors are called gulal… We use them for coloring each other during the Indian festival of Holi or fofr creating rangolis in our houses… Rangolis are designs / patterns created on your doorstep for luck and good fortune…. These are not edible at all…
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Interesting post!
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Thanks… It is an interesting place too 🙂
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Thanks for sharing it. Nice post..
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Thanks Jai Bhole 🙂
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I love your photos! India is pretty high up on my list of places to go, hopefully I’ll get there soon!
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Thanks emanonblogger… India is indeed a big, beautiful and a diverse country and we hope to see you here soon 🙂
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wow, that’s preety awesome,
India is so colorfull, i just hope i’ll be there somehow and someday….
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Thanks… India is a big, beautiful and a diverse country… A must visit at least once.. 🙂
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Some really colorful pictures here…Incredible India 🙂
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Thanks…
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