Brahma Horizon, Pushkar

Exploring the holy city Pushkar with you in this post. If you're coming from my Instagram, you must be aware that I recently visited the city this summer.  

Pushkar is a town in the Ajmer district in the state of Rajasthan. It is situated about 10 km northwest of Ajmer and about 150 kilometres southwest of Jaipur. It is a pilgrimage site for Hindus and Sikhs. Pushkar has many temples, 1000 approximately as told by the locals. Most of the temples and ghats in Pushkar are from the 18th century and later, because many temples were destroyed during Muslim conquests in the area. Subsequently, the destroyed temples were rebuilt. The most famous among Pushkar temples is the red spired Brahma Temple built during the 14th century CE. It is considered as a sacred city by the Hindus particularly and meat and eggs consumption is forbidden in the city. Pushkar is located on the shore of Pushkar Lake, which has many ghats where pilgrims bathe. One of the bathing ghats is called Gobind ghat built by the Marathas in the memory of Guru Gobind Singh.

Pushkar is famous for its annual fair (Pushkar Camel Fair) featuring a trading fete of cattle, horses and camels. It is held over seven days in October or November. It attracts nearly 200,000 people.According to the researches in 1998, Pushkar hosted about 1 million domestic (95%) and international tourists over the year.

During my stay, I visited one of the ghats at Pushkar lake, it was so peaceful and holistic. I had an experience with a localite who was apparently convincing visitors to buy 'Pooja thalis' and perform a ritual hosted by one of the many brahmans by the lake. They later on convince you to "donate" money in any of the temples and tell you that they accept debit and credit cards as well. If ever you visit Pushkar, I'd suggest you to definitely visit the lake but do not fall for these tricks, the key is to ignore them and continue with your exploration.

The lake is peaceful and takes away all the negativity stored in your body. I spent quite some time at the lakeside and then decided to head back to the hotel after exploring the local markets.

Brahma Horizon Resort is ten minutes away  from Pushkar Lake. Located among Aravali Hills, Hotel Brahma Horizon is the ultimate destination for anyone with its excellent location, stunning architecture and bespoke services. They made my stay so comfortable that it felt like I was at a home away from home. The staff was really helpful and knowledgeable about their services and the city itself. 

The food was served and the presentation was really nice, it was so refreshing after all the traveling and sleepless nights. I chilled at the pool-side for sometime and headed back to the room for a quick nap.

My experience at the resort took a next step when they presented a personalised card along with our lunch meal which is to be launched with the new menu on July 30th.

My Pushkar staycation was so wonderful and ofcourse some brownie points to the friendly staff who treated me so well. They also host marriages and such other functions and in case any of you guys want to approach them for that, they will definitely help you out! The property, people and the culture is all so heartwarming, could not have asked for a better time! The next day I had to leave for Jaipur and then Delhi and this was exactly what I needed before starting my journey.

Brahma Horizon definitely helped me to truly relax and unwind. I hope you had a great time reading this and looking at the pictures, just like I had at The Brahma Horizon, Pushkar.

The traditional Rajasthani Thaali

See you super soon! x