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happy balancing act in Pushkar! The streets of this town are traversed by its residents conducting their daily activities as though they were stage performers in the surreal theatre that…

Pushkar is a popular weekend getaway for people living in nearby cities to visit the temples, ride camels in the desert, and shop in the colorful market place. Many, like…

Hundreds of temples sit along the shore of Pushkar Lake including the only Brahma temple in the world making it an essential pilgrimage for Hindu devotees. This ancient city is…

Pushkar is also called tirtha-raj which means king of the pilgrim sites. Pilgrims from across the country visit the lake to take a dip in its holy water. Background "music"…

monkeys have also made Pushkar temples their home and seem to like hanging out with their "guests"

these folks were hanging out at the Pushkar market and I swear that one in the middle is transgender!

My guide told me he thought she might be headed home to feed cows after buying grass at the market...and that the head represents the right weight bearing axis of…

This guy was one of many vendors pushing carts laden with produce down the main street of the marketplace - always made me feel like I had walked on to…

Several guruwaras  sit along the market streets in Pushkar as contributors to the spiritual circus - although I'm not sure if this was a guruwara or wannabe!

The streets of Pushkar are lined with shops selling everything from tie-dyed clothes, the musical instrument didgeridoos, and usual trinkets for tourists. Despite the commercialization, this mystical town retains a…