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Loading...Brahma Temple in Pushkar is one of the most famous and only few of the temples dedicated to Lord Brahma in the holy city of Pushkar, Rajasthan. This Pushkar Brahma Temple is the place of deep spirituality and thousand of devotees come here to pay homage to the many gods that reside in this temple town. Pushkar city has over 500 temples with the main Pushkar temple. It is dedicated to lord Brahma and the only Brahma temple anywhere in the world. Although the structures of the temple dates back to 14th century but it is believed that the temple is about 2000 years old.
Brahma Temple Pushkar Timings : 6:30 am and 8:30 pm during winter and 6:00 am to 9:00 pm during summer . Three aratis are held in the temple: Sandhya Arati in the evening about 40 minutes after sunset, Ratri Shayan Arati (night-sleep arati) about 5 hours past sunset and Mangala Arati in the morning, about 2 hours before sunrise.
According to the Padma Purana, the story behind Pushkar temple is that Lord Brahma was in search of a suitable place to perform a yajna when the lotus he was holding fell from his hand and landed on the Earth.
Miraculously a lake sprang up at the place where the Lotus touched the earth and Brahma considering it a good omen decided to perform his yagna and named the town as a flower in Hindi is ‘push’ and hand is ‘kar’, therefore the land was named Pushkar.
But when his wife Saraswati failed to join him, he married a local maiden Gayatri and completed the ceremony, on getting to know about this, an enraged Saraswati cursed Brahma that from this day forth he would be worshiped only in the land of Pushkar and nowhere else on Earth.
The temple is constructed on the banks of the Pushkar Lake in the 14th century. Pushkar temple spreads the splendid aura around it. Built on a raised platform, it has marble steps, a hand (goose-the official carrier of Brahma) in the gateway with a red sapphire on its crown.
It also has a beautifully carved silver turtle that sits with its face towards the sanctum sanatorium. This temple has a four-headed idol of Lord Brahma which is magnificent.
During the Kartika Purnima (Full Moon) in the months of October- November, Pushkar temple is crowded with thousands of devotees as it is the time which marks the period during which Brahma performed his Yagna in Pushkar.
A holy dip in the water of Pushkar Lake and bow their head before the Jagat Pita, Lord Brahma has its own significance in Hindu culture. This is also the time when the sleepy town of Pushkar comes alive with the joyous Pushkar festival.
How to Reach Brahma Temple : Pushkar temple is located at 10 km from Ajmer city. Ajmer is well connected by road and rail. The nearest airport is Jaipur(131 km). Jaipur is 391 km from Delhi.
Brahma Temple Pushkar Timings: The temple is open for worship between 6:30 am and 8:30 pm during winter and 6:00 am to 9:00 pm during summer, with an interval in the afternoon between 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm when the temple is closed.
Three aartis are held in the temple:- Sandhya aarti in the evening about 40 minutes after sunset, Ratri Shayan arati about 5 hours past sunset and Mangala arati in the morning, about 2 hours before sunrise.
Interesting read on the history of the Brahma Temple! Visiting Pushkar and the temple during the festival must be an impressive sight!
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