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History of Pushkar
There are many legends associated to the birth of Pushkar and Pushkar
Fair. One thing is clear that most of them are associated with Lord Brahma.
It is said that in a battle, Lord Brahma killed the demon Vajra
Nabh with a lotus flower, whose petals floated down to earth and landed
in three places in and around Pushkar where lakes sprang up.
According to another legend, back in a legendary time, Lord Brahma was flying
over the Rajasthan desert on his swan, when some petals fell from his hand
and drifted down. Miraculously, blue lakes sprang up where the flowers had
touched the soft sands. Just then, Lord Brahma realized that this was the
auspicious moment to perform a fire sacrifice or yagna. His wife Savitri
was not with him at that time and the yagna would be incomplete without
her. So Brahma married a local girl and sat down for the without her. Meanwhile
Savitri landed on earth and upon finding this new bride sitting next to
Brahma, she was raged with fury and cursed him that he would never be worshipped
anywhere else on earth. Ever since then, when the full moon shines on Purnima
during the autumn period of kartik, the desert tribes meet to commemorate
this epic event. It is interesting to note that Brahma is not worshipped,
even though he is one of the Holy Trinity of Hinduism. |
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