Sun N Moon Pushkar

Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

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A travel blog entry by robinstride

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... He just seemed to be a magnet !!! Great entertainment was had by all during every stop !!! After a very filling lunch stop (byriani and nan) we stopped at a couple of shops including diamonds, carpets and other merchandise - Matthew was wondering about getting a suit made !

Very proud of Liz who managed to finally master the art of bartering and haggled the vendor down to her price for a turban !

Afternoon saw us visit the royal observatory where we met ...

We LOVE the Pushkar Camel Fair

A travel blog entry by diannemurray

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... fish eye on the back to allow the key to turn. Had a pretty good night’s sleep, apart from the family dog barking at its sworn enemy, a "wild", presumably feral, cat.

Friday 4 Nov Pushkar

In the morning light the surroundings look nicer than last night. We suspect that it was actually built out in the orchards relatively recently, but a lot of other building has happened around here at the same time. We breakfast on the very pleasant roof ...

The Pushkar Index

A travel blog entry by eladnelvire

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... during the opening days of the famous Pushkar camel fair: +250.
Percentage change during the last days of the fair: +800.
Daily wages of a cotton farmer in India, in rupees: 150.
Minimum factor by which prices of most goods and services have increased with respect to those published in our 2009 India guidebook: 2.20.
Percent of our fortnightly budget that one night in an Indian luxury hotel would consume: 100.
Total number of minutes we actually spent at ...

Welcome to Pushkar Mela

A travel blog entry by travelbunnies

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... did was entering one of the gates that led to the holy lake. Along the walls were sitting monkies, picking eachthers flees, jumping around...chasing tourists... ha ha J Immediately we were followed by a few local boys and priestst wanting to give us sugar balls and flower pettals... “It’s a ritual my friend, you must put flower in the lake for good luck!” We knew they expected money for it, so we kindly denied their offer. They kept on chasing us ...

Pushkar, quiet and relaxing village

A travel blog entry by pierre-zuzana

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... usually candies or flowers) for the gods to give in the temples.

We are getting better and better in avoiding the scams and negotiating prices. Quite often we are having a laugh at some people when they tell us ridiculous prices. That works usually to get rid of this people or start a more serious negotiation and avoid paying the tourist price.

During our stay here, we decided to go and spend one day in Ajmer, the next door town. Apparently we were not the only ...

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