Pushkar

Story

Invitation to Tea — Pushkar

A lakeside invitation to tea, followed by another meeting with the sadhus the following evening.

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Around Pushkar Lake

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Portrait of the man in a deep blue shawl seated beside Pushkar Lake.

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The man in blue tends a pot over a small fire beside the lake while another sadhu sits nearby.

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The man in blue pours tea from a metal kettle beside the lake.

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Birds flying over the steps and water at Pushkar Lake.

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Meeting again by the lake the following evening

Knowledge

Pushkar: Pilgrimage, Lake and Fair

A Rajasthan pilgrimage town organized around a sacred lake, temples, ritual bathing and the social and commercial worlds of the Pushkar fair.