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Pushkar Travel Guide

Places to visit, things to do, local food and the best time to go – Pushkar, Rajasthan.

  • Best time: October To March
  • 10 places to see

About Pushkar

Pushkar is a town bordering the Thar Desert, in the northeastern Indian state of Rajasthan. It's set on Pushkar Lake, a sacred Hindu site with 52 ghats (stone staircases) where pilgrims bathe. The town has hundreds of temples, including 14th-century Jagatpita Brahma Mandir, dedicated to the god of creation, which has a distinctive red spire and walls inlaid with pilgrims’ silver coins.

Places to visit in Pushkar

  • Brahma Temple
  • Pushkar Cattle Fair
  • Pushkar Lake
  • Varaha Temple
  • Rangji Temple
  • Apteshwar temple
  • Merta City
  • Singh Sabha Gurudwara
  • Savitri Temple
  • Pap Mochani Temple

Things to do in Pushkar

  • Desert Safari
  • The Pushkar Camel Fair

Famous food in Pushkar

  • Pizza
  • Dal Pakwan
  • kachori
  • Malpua
  • Rabdi
  • Poori Aloo
  • Makhaniya Lassi
  • Dal Baati

Things to buy in Pushkar

  • Artwork
  • Clothes
  • Silver Jewelry

Where to shop in Pushkar

  • Brahma Temple Market
  • Khaadi Gram Udyog
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