The creator of this world, Brahma, forms one of the three trinities in Hinduism along with Shiva and Vishnu.
– A few Hindu temples exist in Pushkar that were rebuilt after the temples were destroyed under Aurangzeb. – The temple has a focal image of Goddess Gayatri.
– The temple contains the central image of Lord Brahma and along with the Goddess. – A major religious site in India, the Brahma Temple in Pushkar is one of the world’s ten most sacred sites.
The legend behind the place is related to Brahma and an evil spirit named Vajranash. Lord Brahma cast a mantra on the lotus flower to destroy the demon, believed to have spread evil in the region.
Hindu mythology tells us that the goddess Saraswati, and Brahma’s principal ally, cursed him to worship her only in Pushkar.