The sprawling annual festivities of the 100-year-old Pushkar Mela through its dramatic collage of diversified pictures mirrors the vibrancy of the gracious state of Rajasthan. It is celebrated for five days from the Kartik Ekadashi to Kartik Poornima, the full moon day of Kartik (October–November) in the Hindu calendar. The full moon day is the main day and the...
The Historical backdrop of Pushkar :
This history is found in the Padma Purana, Srstikhanda, Section 17:
When Ruler Brahma came to realize that an evil spirit, Vajranash, was slaughtering individuals here so Master Brahma articulated a mantra on a lotus bloom and murdered the devil. Amid this procedure, the pieces of the blossom fell on three spots which were later...
