February 2013
Pushkar, India

Pushkar is a small town of 15,000 people 6 hours south west of Delhi.  It's a nice manageable town with a small holy lake, gatts and a nice, quiet and a little hippish ambiance. It's also known for its camel fair in November.

The little holy lake

My balcony over looking the lake.

Balcony view.

 Nice place to hang out with a restaurant on the next floor.  There were many people from Italy here for up to a month at $4 a night.

 Camel ride for sale.  When camels walk fast, their lips bounce up and down. 

This cow insisted I give him a treat before I could get out the door.  I had to crawl around him to get out. They are like dogs, they are used to being fed by the towns people. 

Wrapped up in the early morning chill.  Hard to believe it will be in the 100+ degree ranges within 30 days or less.

 More vendors.

Selling beans and grains.

Holy cow!

Street food.

No kissing or holding hands in public.  Along with no meat, and 

certainly no beef, no eggs were allowed in this area either

Colors used for water colors or anything you would like to do with it.  

During the 'holy' festival coming up, color will be thrown at each other. 

The small busy main street filled with pilgrims and tourists.  

Turbans were the norm in this area of India.  Each turban told what you did for a living and where you came from. This musician would play for tourists on the gatt steps every day.  The tourist season will only last until mid March when it will be too hot to attract tourists.

My hotel room had a balcony overlooking the little lake.  

They celebrate Valentine's Day borrowed from the USA and many people got married on Feb. 14th.  This is one day of a wedding celebration where a band is hired to parade around the town with the wedding guest women.

Cane juice with lemon.  Yummm...