Pushkar,the pilgrim city, is situated 14kms from Ajmer.As you drive around the Nag Pahar or Snake mountain you reach the beautiful Pushkar lake around which is situated the town.Surrounded on 3 sides by hills,the lake is a holy place, considered as old as creation, and has been a place of pilgrimage since time immemorial.
It has 52 bathing ghats, where people take a dip in the holy water.Hindus believe it is the abode of Lord Brahma and the only Brahma temple in India is here.
Every November this sleepy town is transformed into a cultural experience of one of the most colourful fairs in the world.Attended by lakhs of villagers along with their cattle and snooty camels there are several days of live stock trading,horse dealing , music,folk dancing and religious rituals.