Brahma Temple

One of the oldest cities of India – Pushkar is famous for housing the one Brahma temple in the world. Situated on the banks of Pushkar Lake this temple is devoted to Lord Brahma “the creator god”, who is believed to have carried out penance right here for 60,000 years to have a glimpse of Lord Radha Krishna.

Steps of marble lead you to the inside of the temple the place where a silver turtle lies embossed in the flooring and around it is tons of silver cash embedded within the flooring alone. This temple is vital in the Hindu religion and is visited by tons of devotees yearly. Pushkar additionally has numerous different temples that may be visited akin to Varah Temple, Mahadeva Temple, Gayatri Temple Raghunath Temple, and so forth.

History of Brahma Temple

As per the sacred scripture of Hindu religion; Padma Purana, Lord Brahma once came across a demon named Vajranabha, killing and torturing people. Seeing such atrocity, the Lord slew the demon with a lotus flower (his special weapon). While doing so, some petals from the lotus flower fell at three places on the ground.

This resulted in the creation of three sacred lakes, which in today’s times are known as the Jyestha Pushkar, the Madhya Pushkar, and Kanishka Pushkar.

Later on, when the lord made his visit to earth, he started with the preparations of a yajna (fire sacrifice) at the Jyestha Pushkar Lake. To perform the yajna undisturbed by the demons, Lord Brahma created a chain of hills around. However, his wife Savitri was not available for the Yajna, which was disruptive of the proceedings.

On this, Lord Brahma requested Lord Indra to send him a suitable consort to complete the Yajna. When a Gujar’s daughter, named Gayatri was finally sent to take the seat next to Brahma as his wife, Savitri arrived. Feeling agitated, she cursed Brahma that the Lord would never be worshipped by anyone. She, later on, permitted his worship only in Pushkar. This entitled Brahma temple in Pushkar is the most prominent place to worship the Lord.

Architecture of Brahma Temple

The famous Brahma temple in Pushkar is an altogether marble structure and sports a Southern-style of temple architecture. Built on a raised platform, the temple’s entrance which is decorated with pillared canopies has to be reached through marble steps.

After making the entrance, comes the pillared outdoor hall also known as Mandapa. Situated further to the Mandapa is the sanctum sanctorum (Garbhagriha). At the central position of the Garbhagriha, lies the statue of Lord Brahma seated in a cross-legged position. The interiors of the Pushkar Brahma temple also contain the images of the Lord of Preservation (Vishnu), glided Garuda (eagle man), and Dvarapalas (gate-keepers)

From the outside, the structure flaunts a red-colored spire (shikhara) on the mount of the temple. Along with this is the symbol of a Hamsa (goose or swan) to add to the beauty of its exteriors.