Tourism in Rajasthan - Rajasthan is where all the country's similes and metaphors appear to have come together. Sand dunes, wooded hills and
amazing lakes, palaces and rugged forts, men and women in colorful turbans
and skirts, bustling towns and quiet villages, camels, elephants and tigers,
harsh sunlight and the cool evening breeze - are all there in abundance.
Pushkar
Lake
The pious Pushkar Lake, believed to have been created by the falling of lotus
from the hand of Lord Brahma. It is considered to be as old as the creation.
The lake is considered as one of the most sacred spots, and believed that one
dip in the waters of lake on Kartika Poornima is equivalent to performing yagnas
for several hundred years.
The charming lake amidst the hills has fifty-two bathing ghats, built around
lake. The water around each ghat is supposed to have special powers. The Naga
Kund is belived to give fertility, Roop Tirth gives beauty and charm, Kapil
Vyapi Kund water helps in curing leprosy and a dip in the Mrikand Muni Kund
grants the boon of wisdom.