Pushkar's markets
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Pushkar is always synonymous with either the Brahma temple with its pristine lake or the carnival-like cattle fair. However, on a damp rainy day as you walked around the markets of Pushkar to find an eclectic and kitschy side to the town. It starts out as a bright and colourful lane of shops selling sweets and souvenirs but turns out to be a bit dark and funky. Here is a montage of images from Pushkar market
It’s a colourful market and red and orange are the favourite shades. There are no surprises here. Souvenirs start with trademark turbans and almost every stall has plenty to lure you
Puppets and traditional dolls hang in the air as they waltz in the breeze. A man sits in the corner making them and getting his shop ready for foreign tourists who, he says, love them.
And here are more puppets, dancing, playing the dandiya, as they lend a peaceful and innocent side to the town.
move onto more appetising shops. Here is a lane that sells all kinds of sweets and savouries while local chefs are busy preparing them hot
Malpua being prepared fresh. It is one of the delicacies of Pushkar and both locals and tourists swear by the shops in the markets that sell them.
a fetish for namkeen, here you go. Oozing with oil but absolutely delicious.
Street food gets hipper. From local vendors sweating it out, you suddenly have funky eateries where you can do a bit of monkeying around.
And then you have coffee shops with their kitschy design, trying to be a mix of retro-cool and wannabe contemporary
In a dark dingy alley, Pink Floyd lives on. And how!
This board takes you to another side of Pushkar, symbolising another side of this holy town.
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Where's this?In M'sia?
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India.
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char country.
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Where abouts in India?Something open 24/7 or only for special times?Looks good.
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