Pushkar Ghats

Pushkar Ghats Overview

Pushkar is located on the shore of Pushkar Lake near Ajmer in Rajasthan, India. Pushkar is one of the most ancient cities of India and is is often called tirtha-raj, which literally means the king of pilgrim sites. Pushkar Lake which has many ghats where pilgrims bathe. Pushkar is also significant for its Gurdwaras for Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh. One of the bathing ghats is called Gobind ghat built by the Sikhs in the memory of Guru Gobind Singh. It is a pilgrimage site for Hindus and Sikhs. Pushkar has many temples. 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. Pushkar city is located at approx 15km form Ajmer, 146km from state capital Jaipur, 403km from New Delhi.