Pushkar

On Friday, my school took a trip to Pushkar. It is famous for all of the temples it has here. Also for its Fallafel and Israeli tourists. It was a beautiful place even though the iconic lake was dried up. These pictures were taken on top of our hotel. A special thing about Pushkar is that 95 percent of the people who live here are Brahmin. Which means that everyone wants to do pooja for you, a prayer that they do at the waters in front of the temple. First they stick a flower in your palm and lead you to the water, 1000 rupees later they tie a bracelet on you that means you are a tourist and a sucker. I actually wanted to be pooja-ed but it was expensive and time consuming, not to mention that every fiber in my new yorker body was rejecting the thought of doing anything touristy. I was hoping I could find a quickie-pooja, ultimately I just settled for visiting the temples. Stay tuned for more Pushkar.
Love,
Violet