Pushkar is best known for its Brahma temple, though it is by no means the only temple here, with as many as four hundred temples lining the banks of the lake. Spires form a skyline that, when the vesper bells ring, are worthy of the kingdom of heaven itself. Though it is visited throughout the year, Pushkar in November, during the time of its annual fair, is a colourful mass ./ of people and celebrations coinciding with the largest camel fair held in the world.

Eklingji Temple, Udaipur :- The founder of the Mewar dynasty that ruled from Chittaurgarh, Bappa Rawal had a miraculous dream in which he prayed .before an image of Shiv a which resulted in the removal of a problem that had been troubling him in his waking hours. He resolved then to build a temple to Shiva, and so the complex had its genesis, 24 km north of Udaipur. Eklingji, this particular manifestation of Shiva, has ever since been regarded as the true ruler of the kingdom in whose name the maharanas governed Mewar, and has been the tutelary deity of the Sisodia clan.

Eklingji consists of a complex of 108 temples, coinciding with the number of beads in the rudraksh necklace that sadhus use for meditation. The temple dedicated to Eklingji is the tallest of them all, its black stone idol a representation of the linga with four faces that have four images in the cardinal directions of Surya, Brahma,Vishnu and Rudra.

The complex also has a life-size image of Bappa Rawal, and its numerous temples have carved images of Ganesh, Ambamata, Kalika, as well as other Shivalingas, and brackets with images of celestial nymphs.

Govind Devji Temple, Jaipur :- The family temple for the Kachchwahas of Jaipur, and open to the public, the idols in the temple, brought here from Vrindavan, are believed to have been carved by Vajranath, one of the greatest sculptors of the time, and grandson of Krishna. No wonder, the Krishna image has such a bewitching countenance.

The temple was consecrated as part of the City Palace complex by Sawai Jai Singh II. A simple temple, with an open pavilion surrounded by columns, and with a tiered courtyard, obeisance and ritual worship at the temple is deemed high on the scale of merit. Mounted on a silver throne, and ornamented with gold jewellery, the idols are particularly venerated during Janamashatmi, the monsoon celebrations coinciding with Krishna's birth anniversary.

Shrinathji Temple, Nath­ dwara :- A Krishna temple with an image carved from a single block of black marble, Nathdwara has a history that is only a few centu­ ries ago. Faced by Aurangzeb's persecution, Goswami Dev carried this particular idol from Mathura in a chariot, seeking to bring it to Udaipur. However, a wheel of the chariot got stuck in the sand and toil as they would, the people could not pull it out. Seeing it as an act of divine will, it was decided that the.A'filage of the lord would be consecrated on the very spot, and so the temple of Shrinathji came to be.

At the temple, glimpses of the idol are permitted for short intervals at fixed times of the day, and it is believed that the faithful see him in different moods associated with his life. The curtain cloths behind the idol have also given rise to one of the better known art forms of Rajasthan, its famous cloth paintings or pichwais.

The ruling house of Udaipur has always come to pray at the temple, and as the head of his clan, it is not surprising that the maharana is also popularly known as Shriji among his people.

Nathdwara is 48 km from Udaipur.

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