Pushikar is one of the holy places such as Varanasi and Rishikeshi. However, typically in the holy places, drink and meat are prohibitted. The small city is developed around the holy lake, located lonely in the barren nearby areas. People wash and do puja(a kind of holy ceremony) in the lake.
Brahman Temple
Pushikar is famous for the Brahman temple; there is only one Brahman temple in India. Shiva, Vishunu, and Brahman are called the three Gods, the most important in Hindu mythology. Brahma starts the world, Vishunu maintains, and Shiva destroys. However, the importance of Brahma is quite ignored and even considered to be born from Vishunu's navel. According to the guidebook, there is a legend about the only Brahman temple in India. Brahman cheated his wife, and the wife, Sawaswati cursed him that he would be worshiped only at one temple in India.
View from the Saraswati Temple
As soon as arriving, I went up to the Saraswati temple on the hill because people can see the whole city at that place. The whole Pushikar city was quite beautiful. Especially during sunset, I could see the change of color as the sun went down because the houses in Pushikar were white-colored. As the sun went down, the houses were shaded orange-color.
Many Koreans made me surprised because I expected no Korean except me in PushiKar. However, it was apparently wrong. I even met a Korean woman named Lara again whom I met in train to Delhi. Also I met three women, two of who had taught the acting of soap opera in Delhi University. They said that they dramatized Heungbujeon for Indian people inserting music and dance. Of course, the students performed Heungbujeon. After finishing the lecture, they were enjoying travelling India before going back to Korea. Thanks to them, I could enjoy Pushikar without being alone. They even took my pictures with my digital camera after seeing only the scenery pictures stored in the camera. Thanks again...:-)
Also, I surprisingly met guys from another country again; the Israeli guys whom I met in Rishikesh during the Yoga class at the first time. They are the Liron, Maya, and a generous-looking guy(Gidon? sorry for forgetting your name). They were very kind to me; they used English even among them in front of me. It was quite impressive. Thanks to them, I could have a good time. Especially the circumsize-related thing was still funny. They called me an Israeli, because of the circumsization, which the almost Korean man would have to suffer from in their young years. I hope you guys to have a nice trip in India...:-)
Pushikar is famous for the Brahman temple; there is only one Brahman temple in India. Shiva, Vishunu, and Brahman are called the three Gods, the most important in Hindu mythology. Brahma starts the world, Vishunu maintains, and Shiva destroys. However, the importance of Brahma is quite ignored and even considered to be born from Vishunu's navel. According to the guidebook, there is a legend about the only Brahman temple in India. Brahman cheated his wife, and the wife, Sawaswati cursed him that he would be worshiped only at one temple in India.
As soon as arriving, I went up to the Saraswati temple on the hill because people can see the whole city at that place. The whole Pushikar city was quite beautiful. Especially during sunset, I could see the change of color as the sun went down because the houses in Pushikar were white-colored. As the sun went down, the houses were shaded orange-color.
Many Koreans made me surprised because I expected no Korean except me in PushiKar. However, it was apparently wrong. I even met a Korean woman named Lara again whom I met in train to Delhi. Also I met three women, two of who had taught the acting of soap opera in Delhi University. They said that they dramatized Heungbujeon for Indian people inserting music and dance. Of course, the students performed Heungbujeon. After finishing the lecture, they were enjoying travelling India before going back to Korea. Thanks to them, I could enjoy Pushikar without being alone. They even took my pictures with my digital camera after seeing only the scenery pictures stored in the camera. Thanks again...:-)
Also, I surprisingly met guys from another country again; the Israeli guys whom I met in Rishikesh during the Yoga class at the first time. They are the Liron, Maya, and a generous-looking guy(Gidon? sorry for forgetting your name). They were very kind to me; they used English even among them in front of me. It was quite impressive. Thanks to them, I could have a good time. Especially the circumsize-related thing was still funny. They called me an Israeli, because of the circumsization, which the almost Korean man would have to suffer from in their young years. I hope you guys to have a nice trip in India...:-)
