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PUSHKAR , a See also: town of See also: British See also: India, in See also: Ajmere See also: district, See also: Rajputana, 7 M
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N. of Ajmere town
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Pop
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(1901), 3831
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It derives its name from a small lake among the hills, 2389 ft. above the See also: sea, in which Brahma is once said to have bathed as a penance
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It contains one- of the very few temples, in all India, dedicated to Brahma
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At the See also: annual celebration (Oct.–Nov.) about See also: loo,000 pilgrims come to bathe in the lake
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