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Paul and Sahil enjoying a break on the way to Pushkar
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Near Pushkar
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The entrance gate to our hotel
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Main facade of the 400-year-old Pushkar Palace Hotel
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Interior courtyard of Pushkar Palace Hotel
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Looking down the third-floor corridor of the Pushkar Palace Hotel towards our room
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View from outside our room
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View from the roof of our Hotel
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Paul with his "welcome garland"
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Panorama from roof of the Pushkar Palace Hotel
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View from the roof of our hotel
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Rules for foreigners
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Street near our hotel
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Street near our hotel
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Temple entrance near our hotel
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Niches outside the temple
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Sri Vaikunthanatha Swamy Temple near our hotel
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Holy man outside the temple
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Leather shop in Pushkar
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Beans for sale
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Looking towards the "holy bridge" with the Sikh temple in the background
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View of western ghats from the "holy bridge"
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Shiva linga - symbol of Lord Shiva
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In the "off season", Pushkar is a delightfully quiet place to wander.....here is a view of the "Serpent Temple"
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Gate near the "Serpent Temple"
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Kali, the fierce aspect of the goddess Parvati
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Marigold offerings in a temple
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Courtyard of the Serpent Temple, Pushkar
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Belpatra fruit and leaves in temple courtyard - important ingredients in the worship of Lord Shiva
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Temple detail