Hotel Master Paradise Pushkar

... and less of the hard-sell that seems to go with any thing of significance in India whether it be monumental or religious. The hotel Master Paradise was on the outskirts of the town, thank Krishna. Great hotel, with nice big rooms and a pool and best of ...

... was cool and totally like a teacher, drew a collage of simple drawings like one would do on a chalkboard. Staying at the Master Paradise Hotel with a room right next to the pool. Prime real estate. Pushkar, the holiest city in India. Sunset over the ...

... one. The driver said he knew where the hotel was, but of course he didn't - so we spent 15 minutes roaming round Pushkar trying to find the hotel or someone we could wake up to ask directions ... Its a very holy place - a place of pilgimage to bathe ...

... .  The coach lacked suspension so made it quite a rough trip.  Arrived safe and sound at the hotel and checked in.  We were given a briefing on Pushkar and what we would get up to.  Most of the group went on a camel safari that evening ...

... Lake with a maze of narrow-laned streets that spread out from there.  It's a small and tourist-friendly town.  Pushkar "passports" and Pushy Priests In Pushkar ghats (refers to a series of steps leading down to a body of water in many ...

... desert state of Pushkar.  It has been a very busy few weeks covering Delhi, Sailing the Ganges,  Varanasi , Agra, Jaipur, Pushkar and finally back to Delhi for a few days relaxation before heading to southern India. So an update on the last few ...

... bus to Pushkar this morning. A lot more cramped than the last and with locals this time but still picked us up from the hotel. Pushkar is a very strange place! It a true example of how tourism has ruined somehwere! Its a place of pilgrimage because ithas ...

Took a five hour bus to Pushkar via Ajmer. Was very cramped and people kept jumping on and off and our luggage was tied to the top! However, the hotel is the best we have stayed in so far. It has a pool and is in a very quiet area. Also we are all in ...

... I mentioned earlier, following the Hindu tenet of ahimsa (non violence/non injury) no meet, eggs or narcotics are allowed in Pushkar.  However, we've seen several vendors here hitting cows and "holy men" beating small dogs.  While the town center is ...

... only one in the world to this god. Stroll around town and circling the perimeter of the lake. I can feel the energy and spirituality of Pushkar. Dinner at Sun n Moon Garden Cafe. Purchased tons of fireworks for tomorrow night. Celibrating diwale ...

... at 6. At 6.30 we went to a local resturant and ate on the roof terrace and watched a hindi movie called Namaste London. In pushkar meat, beer and eggs are not allowed but the resturants offered us 'special tea' which was kingfisher beer haha! They are so ...

... hand and right foot and wasn't allowed to get them yet for two hours - no more pool! We had our lunch at the hotel - the delicious Rajasthan speciality dish was Besan Gatta Masala, which was mini chick pea sausages in a very yummy curry sauce. We also ...

Die Hippiestadt Pushkar liegt am Rande der Wüste Thar und zieht viele Hippies an. Rund um einen kleinen See findet man viele Tempel und einen Basar. Eine nahegelegene Ranch bietet uns einen Reitausflug an....ich hatte leider ein viel zu schnelles Pferd ...

... but the temple wasnt very impressive - although seeing as thats the only way up there its not really surprising! We finally have a hotel with a swimming pool which is pretty necessary in this heat and is somehwre we dont have to cover up all the time so ...

... are one of the main four castes in India...and the highest as it is) who offers us a prayer for our families and a 'pushkar passport' (a red and yellow band around our wrists)....in exchange of some good money of course. Thankfully we have been warned by ...

Jeff's Contributions: We arrived in Pushkar on a beautiful sunny day with temperatures in the mid 20s. Just before entering the town of Pushkar, we stopped at the base of a hilltop temple that provided a nice chance to exercise our underused ...

... rupees, the outrageous sum of $22!! Carole is sitting next to me as I write, closely supervising me  J Dec 28 – Pushkar- Destination for Indian tourists too. Another B team entry.  Carole is feeling fine, but when you see the photo of her ...

... trip finishing in the desert state of Pushkar.  It has been a very busy few weeks covering Delhi, Sailing the Ganges,  Varanasi , Agra, Jaipur, Pushkar and finally back to Delhi for a few days relaxation before heading to southern India. ...