Friday, December 01, 2006

Just a quick view from Sadar Bazaar Road...everything seems to go on here! Like, for example, our waiter offering us some Hashish...don't worry, it wasn't the first time, nor the last... Now, Pushkar is a DRY city. No alcohol, except the beer that our waiter also offered us, only we had to hide it under the table and pretend we were asleep if the cops showed up. Weird huh?
These ladies were so cute and smiley!!!!!!!! Sure, whatever.
Brad and his Snake Charmer friends- From left to right- Grampy, Pinky, Sassy, Bradley, Siamezes, and Charmey. The 7 Dwarfs Indian Style + Snakey.

Pushkar, India

Pushkar is simply beautiful. Upon arrival we went down to Holy "Pushkar" Lake, where we were able to view the bathing Ghats, Brahma Temple, Sihk Temple, and some various other temples. We were in awe of the peacefulness of this place, but it only seems natural that a place where Ghandi's ashes were placed would be peaceful. A Brahman Priest approached us and asked us if we would like to be blessed ( for a small fee of course). Why not? It was actually a very special event where we recieved "Holy Passports"( in the form of string tied around our wrists, red paint on our foreheads, and rice stuck to the paint...oh yes, it was super sexy) We enjoyed the education and blessings that he offered. It was a traditional ceremony and we prayed together for our loved ones and he assured us that we were blessed...not before he asked us for more money. India, go figure.
Pushkar was a heaven for us ( well more so for me), in addition to being a dry city everyone needs a little sobriety once in a while), the entire city is vegetarian...whoooppppeeee! It is also home to many Herbal massage spas and we both enjoyed a 1 1/2 hour Ayurvedic Massage for a total of @ $ 25.oo U.S!
It was very mellow town, but our next stop was Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, and we were blown away. We will let the pictures speak for themselves. Love from Pushkar-the most bathed in Holy Lake in India.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Amazing, truly wonderful Pictures.
As Shannon says...yeah you are coming home next month!!! OOps
I'm sorry don't mean to rush your truly unreal trip. As I am enjoying it to its fullest.
Love Mom

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