Brahma's Pushkar Holy Lake dried out - 2009 (2 of 2)

The Holy Lake in Pushkar, India is considered as old as the creation, and has been a place of pilgrimage for the Hindus since time immemorial. It is surrounded by 52 bathing ghats, where devotees throng in large numbers to take a dip during the month of Kartik (Oct./Nov.).

According to Padma Purana, the Hindu religious text, Lord Brahma was in search of suitable place for a Vedic yagna. While contemplating, a lotus fell down from his hand on the earth and water spurted from three places one of them was Pushkar and Brahma decided to perform his yagna over here. It is believed that this is also the site where the Sage Vishwamitra meditated for thousands of years.

For the first time in history the Holy Lake of Brahma has dried out. The bottom of the lake is now being excavated in the hope that the Monsoon will fill it up again. The only water left remains in the ghats.

Filmed by Eva Tayra

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