Farmers Movement Archive

Devotees assemble for holy bath on last day of Pushkar fair

Ajmer: Despite rain and cold weather, thousands of devotees gathered for the holy bath in Pushkar on the occasion of full moon on Friday. The town buzzed with religious rituals and songs and there was maha aarti in evening. With this, the Pushkar fair drew to a close. There was drizzling since morning on Friday which pushed the mercury down. A large number of devotees mostly from the rural regions of the state visited Pushkar. Every community has a temple of their own deity where people conduct the rituals. "Pushkar fair is also important because community members meet, discuss and fix marriages of their children," said Santosh Jat of Sikar who came along with his family to attend the event. Devotees later were seen shopping in the main market of Pushkar and many of them enjoyed swings in the mela ground. Brahma Temple opened early in the morning and there was a queue of devotees to offer prayers. Meanwhile, because of the holiday on Friday many families from Jaipur and nearby cities were also seen enjoying outing in the dunes of Pushkar. Meanwhile, the Naga sadhus on Friday morning staged a rally in the town and went to the Pushkar Lake where they took a dip in the water and performed religious rituals. Looking to heavy rush on the occasion of full Moon on Friday, the police was on their heels and put up barricades and check posts on the main roads of Pushkar. Police were seen requesting people to use face masks and maintain social distancing. The cattle fair is already over in Pushkar and farmers on Friday started returning to their homes while farmers from Punjab and Haryana celebrated the announcement of repealing of three recent farm laws.

The Times of India

2021-11-20

Jaipur