Things to do in Pushkar
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Navjyoti Tailors
Pushkar is a good place to get clothes made and a reliable option is Navjyoti Tailors.
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Rainbow Restaurant
Set on a small rooftop with a view over the lake, the Rainbow hums with satisfied customers. The pasta is excellent, and the ice-cream sundaes overflow with sugary goodness. The hummus with fresh pita is pretty darn authentic.
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Little Italy
A delightful garden restaurant with wood-fired pizzas and excellent pasta, pita and hummus. The pesto is made with home-grown basil, and the coffee is good by Pushkar standards.
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Cooking Classes
The multitalented Deepa runs cooking and henna classes from behind her Ayurvedic shop, Bahar. She is connected to the Saraswati Music School.
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Brahma Temple
Pushkar boasts hundreds of temples, though few are particularly ancient, as they were mostly desecrated by Aurangzeb and subsequently rebuilt. Most famous is the Brahma Temple, said to be one of the few such temples in the world. Apparently Brahma wanted to perform a yagna (self-mortification) at the lake, and when his wife Savitri didn't attend, he married another woman on a whim.
Savitri, understandably annoyed, vowed that Brahma would not be worshipped anywhere else. It's marked by a red spire, and over the entrance gateway is the hans (goose symbol) of Brahma.
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Moon Dance
The attraction here is the neatly manicured garden setting, which puts you at ease as soon as you take a seat. Perhaps there’s positive energy emanating from the Vishnu temple opposite. The Indian and Italian are good and there’s a small range of Mexican dishes.
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Honey & Spice
A tiny breakfast-and-lunch place that delivers homemade banana cakes, sandwiches, tofu steak and hearty concoctions served on a bed of brown rice. It is run by a friendly man who is a mine of local information. Oh, and the South Indian coffee is the real deal.
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Sun-N-Moon
This neohippy haunt attracts all kinds for its Italian menu and friendly staff. The courtyard is home to a bodhi tree, a shrine and hungry tortoises. Breakfast includes lassis and masala chai, while for the homesick there are hash browns.
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Sunset Cafe
Right on the eastern ghats, this cafe has sublime lake views, decent breakfasts and Indian and Italian cuisine. There are also bakery items, and the lakeside setting is picture perfect at sunset.
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Ambika Guesthouse
For a fix of reiki, yoga and shiatsu, Reiki Master Roshi Hiralal Verma is based at Ambika Guesthouse. Prices are charged according to the duration and nature of your session.
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Raju Terrace Garden Restaurant
This long-standing rooftopper has fairy lights, potted plants and tremendous views, plus reasonable ‘homesick food’ such as baked potatoes and pizza. The Indian fare is middling though.
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Pushkar Music School
The Pushkar Music School teaches classical sitar, tabla, harmonium, dancing and more, for Rs150 per hour in a peaceful lakeside location.
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Shannu’s Riding School
At Shannu’s Riding School long-time Pushkar resident Marco can organise riding lessons and horse safaris on his graceful Marwari steeds.
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Savitri Temple
The one-hour trek up to the hilltop Savitri Temple overlooking the lake is best made before dawn, though the views are fantastic at any time of day.
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Khadi Gramodhyog
Khadi Gramodhyog, almost hidden on the main drag, is a fixed-price shop selling traditional hand-woven shirts, scarves and shawls.
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Pap Mochani Temple
The views from the Pap Mochani Temple, known as Gayatri Temple to locals and reached by a track behind the Marwar bus stand, are worth the climb.
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Baba Restaurant
Baba bakes a mean pizza, and this chilled streetside restaurant is pretty good value too.
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Om Shiva Buffet
The best of the all-you-can-eat merchants; it's relatively fresh and regularly busy.
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Saraswati Music School
The Saraswati Music School teaches classical tabla, flute, singing and kathak (classical dance). Fees start from Rs350 for two hours. There are instruments for sale and often evening performances (8pm to 9.30pm).
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Maloo Enterprises
Pushkar is a good place to get clothes made. One reliable option is Maloo Enterprises.
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