There are many legends associated to the birth of Pushkar
and Pushkar Fair. One thing is clear that most of them are
associated with Lord Brahma. It is said that in a battle,
Lord Brahma killed the demon Vajra Nabh with a lotus
flower, whose petals floated down to earth and landed in three
places in and around Pushkar where lakes sprang up.
According to another legend, back in a legendary time, Lord
Brahma was flying over the Rajasthan desert on his swan, when
some petals fell from his hand and drifted down. Miraculously,
blue lakes sprang up where the flowers had touched the soft
sands. Just then, Lord Brahma realized that this was the auspicious
moment to perform a fire sacrifice or yagna. His wife Savitri
was not with him at that time and the yagna would be incomplete
without her. So Brahma married a local girl and sat down for
the without her. Meanwhile Savitri landed on earth and upon
finding this new bride sitting next to Brahma, she was raged
with fury and cursed him that he would never be worshipped anywhere
else on earth. Ever since then, when the full moon shines on
Purnima during the autumn period of kartik, the desert tribes
meet to commemorate this epic event. It is interesting to note
that Brahma is not worshipped, even though he is one of the
Holy Trinity of Hinduism.
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