Pushkar, India - November 21st, 2006

I visited and walked around the lake. There are 52 bathing ghats around the lake, where pilgrims bathe in the sacred waters. Some ghats have particular importance: Vishna appeared at Varah Ghat in the form of a boar; Brahma bathed at Brahma ghat; and Galkhi's ashes were sprinkled at Gandhi's ghat. You must remove your shoes when walking around this lake.

While I was visiting there, they were performing a puja (purification). A priest was doing a ceremony for a group of ladies in sarees with flowers and milk.