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