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Dungarpur Travel Guide
For a devout Hindu Pushkar is a very important pilgrim centre, for one visit to this holy place in a
lifetime
is highly prescribed. Brahma forms the great Hindu trilogy of Brahma, Vishnu
and Shiva, each symbolising the lifecycle of birth, preservation and destruction.
Brahma the creator is depicted as of four bearded heads and four hands each
holding a book of Vedas (knowledge). His vehicle is the swan and his consort
is Savitri. According to the legend Pushkar means a pond created by flower, was formed when Brahma dropped a lotus flower on the earth to determine a place for his yagna, a holy sacrifice. The story goes that Brahma wanted to perform the yagna at the most auspicious time but his consort Savitri whose presence at the yagna was vital for its performance kept him waiting. Irritated by this Brahma married Gayatri, a milkmaid and installed her instead.
Savitri on seeing someone else in her place was infuriated and cursed Brahma that he would be forgotten by people on earth and never worshiped. She relented on pleas from other Gods that he could only be worshiped in Pushkar, hence there are no Brahma Temples elsewhere.
Various
migratory birds also visit the area during the winters. Dungarpur is famed for
its unique style of architecture as seen in its palaces and noble residences.
These royal residences are adorned by 'jharokhas' built in stone in a unique
style typical of the area developed during the reign of Maharawal Shiv Singh
(1730-1785 A. D.) The district gold and silversmiths are renowned for lacquer
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