Pushkar is a sacred and picturesque town in Rajasthan, located at about 145 km from Jaipur and 13 km from Ajmer. Pushkar is known for its 400 odd temples and exceptional scenic beauty. The beautiful Pushkar Lake and the Brahma Temple here are very sacred to Hindus. Besides, being an important pilgrimage center, Pushkar is also famous for its annual Pushkar Fair, the largest camel fair in the world.
The ten-days long Pushkar Fair is held on the auspicious occasion of Karthik Purnima, which normally falls in October-November every year. On this occasion, thousands of devotees throng to the sacred Pushkar Lake to take a dip into it. According to faiths it's believed that a dip in the holy Pushkar Lake considered auspicious at this time.