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Pushkar (Hindi: पुष्कर) is a town in the Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated 14 km northwest of Ajmer at an average elevation of 510 m and is one of the five sacred dhams (pilgrimage site) for devout Hindus. According to Hindu theology, the pond at the Katas Raj temple Near Choa Saidan Shah in Chakwal District of Pakistan has a theological association with Shiva; it was formed by the tears of Lord Shiva which he is believed to have shed after the death of his wife, Sati. The story goes that when Sati died, Shiva cried so much and for so long, that his tears created two holy ponds – one at Pushkara in Ajmer in India and the other at Ketaksha, which literally means raining eyes, in Sanskrit. It is from this name that the word Katas is derived. It is often called "Tirth Raj" – the king of pilgrimage sites – and has in recent years become a popular destination for foreign tourists.
Pushkar is one of the oldest existing cities of India. It lies on the shore of Pushkar Lake. The date of its actual origin is not known, but legend associates Brahma with its creation.
Pushkar has many temples. Most of the temples are not very old because MANY TEMPLES WERE DESTROYED DURING MUSLIM CONQUESTS in the area. Subsequently, the destroyed temples were rebuilt. The most famous among all is the Brahma Temple built during the 14th century CE. Very few temples to Lord Brahma exist anywhere in the world. Other temples of Brahma include Bithoor in Uttar Pradesh, India; Khedbrahma in Gujarat, India; village Asotra near Balotra city of Barmer district in Rajasthan; Uttamar Kovil (one of the Divya Desams) near Srirangam, Tamil Nadu; Mother Temple of Besakih in Bali, Indonesia; and Prambanan in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Pushkar lake has 52 ghats where pilgrims descend to the lake to bathe in the sacred waters.
Pushkar is also famous for its annual fair (Pushkar Camel Fair) held in November.
ETYMOLOGY
Pushkar in Sanskrit means blue lotus flower. Hindus believe that the gods released a swan with a lotus in its beak and let it fall on earth where Brahma would perform a grand yagna. The place where the lotus fell was called Pushkar. Pushkar word may be derived from word 'Pushkarni'means- lake. It may be derived from word Pushpa means flower and Kar means hand.
HISTORY
Pushkar is one of the oldest cities of India. The date of its actual founding is not known, but legend associates Brahma with its creation.
According to legend, Brahma was in search of a place for Mahayagna and he found this place suitable. After a long time, Brahma came to known that a demon, Vajranash, was killing people here so the Lord intoned a mantra on a lotus flower and killed the demon. During this process the parts of flower fell on three places which were later known as Jyaistha, Madhya and Kanistha Pushkar. After this Brahma performed a yagna to protect this place from demons. The consort of Brahma, Saraswati, were needed to offer Ahuti for the yagna but she was not there that time so Gayatri, a Gurjar girl, was married to brahma and performned yagna. This act made first wife of Brahma, Saraswati, angry and she cursed Brahma saying that he would be worshiped in Pushkar only.
The Mahabharata says that while laying down a programme for Maharaja Yudhishthara’s travel, “Maharaja after entering the Jungles of Sind and crossing the small rivers on the way should bathe in Pushkara". And, as per Vaman Purana, Prahlada on his pilgrimage to holy places visited Pushkarayana.
A Gurjara Pratihara ruler of Mandore, Nahadarava, restored this tirtha in the seventh century. He got the place cleared and the lake restored by making an embankment on the side of the river Luni. He rebuilt old palaces and built twelve dharmashalas (resting places) and ghats on three sides of the lake.
According to Rajputana Gazetteer Pushkar was held by Chechi Gurjars until about 700 years ago.Later Some shrines were occupied by Kanphati Jogis.
There are still priests from the Gurjar community in Pushkar temple, known as Bhopas.
The sage Parasara is said to have been born here. His descendants, called Parasara Brahamanas, are found in Pushkar and the surrounding area. The famous temple of Jeenmata has been cared for by Parasara Brahmans for the last 1,000 years.
It is also the venue of the annual Pushkar Camel Fair. In 1901, the town was part of the Rajputana Agency had a population of 3,831.
PUSHKAR FAIR
Pushkar fair continues for five days and these five days are a period of relaxation and merry-making for the villagers. This fair time is the most busy time for them, as this is one of the largest cattle fairs in the country. Animals, including over 50,000 camels, are brought from miles around to be traded and sold. Trading is brisk as several thousand heads of cattle exchange hands. All the camels are cleaned, washed, adorned, some are interestingly shorn to form patterns, and special stalls are set up selling finery and jewellery for the camels. Camels at the Pushkar fair are decorated with great care. They wear jewellery of silver and beads. There are silver bells and bangles around their ankles that jangle when they walk. An interesting ritual is the piercing of a camel's nose. It has more than 400 temples including the only one temple in India dedicated to the Hindu God Lord Brahma, the Creator of the Universe.
According to Indian mythology, after visiting all the Hindu pilgrim towns and temples (Four Dhams), if Pushkar is not visited for worship, then salvation is not achieved. According to the Hindu calendar Pushkar Fair commences in Nawami (ninth day of fortnightly phases of moon) and ends in Purnima (Full Moon) in the month of Kartika (October or November according to the lunar calendar). In Pushkar, one of the biggest Cattle Fair is also held for trading purposes and the best cattle in all categories are awarded. Countless people in their colourful attire gather to take a dip in the Holy Lake and pray to the deities. The whole town comes alive with vibrant folk music and dances, magic shows, horse and camel races and various other traditional entertainment competitions.Pushkar, with more than 12 local fairs and festivals of 10–15 days duration is a year round destination. It is a mellow town by the great lake of Pushkar amidst the perfume of jasmine and rose flowers. About 4,000 to 6,000 visitors from all over the world come to Pushkar everyday.
PUSHKAR LAKE
The prime attraction of Pushkar is the Pushkar Lake which is considered sacred like the Mansarovar Lake in Tibet. Pushkar has become a place of Hindu pilgrimage because of this holy lake. Legend has it that this lake was consecrated to Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe when a lotus dropped from his hand into the vale and a lake emerged in that place.
BRAHMA TEMPLE
The most important temple in Pushkar is the Temple of Lord Brahma, one of the holy trinity of Hinduism. The temple enshrines a life-size idol of Lord Brahma.
SAVITRI TEMPLE
This temple that is located at the top of the Ratnagiri Hill is dedicated to Savitri, the wife of Lord Brahma. The temple houses a statue of Goddess Savitri.
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A diagram showing average cotton production in 2000-2009 in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. / Диаграмма, показывающая объемы производства хлопка за 2000-2009 годы в Афганистане, Таджикистане, Туркменистане и Узбекистане.
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1. 50 MAD-S/Madera South ( 16:47 1:23:55)
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1 3 Isaiah Lorenzo So 180 3 16:16
2 5 Chris Brown Sr 181 5 16:39
3 12 Alfonso Castillo Sr 182 12 16:56
4 13 Angel Flores So 183 13 16:57
5 17 Alex Guzman Sr 184 17 17:07
6 ( 19) Juan Navia Fr 186 19 17:11
7 ( 20) Seferino Hernandez Fr 185 20 17:12
3. 89 RIDG-B/Ridgeview - Bakersfield ( 17:06 1:25:27)
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1 8 Robby Baker Jr 606 8 16:43
2 10 Brian Solis Jr 605 10 16:51
3 11 Jerrid Lewis Jr 607 11 16:54
4 15 Alex Garcia Jr 604 15 17:01
5 45 Miguel Munoz Jr 608 45 17:58
6 ( 52) Michael Anseno Sr 610 53 18:05
7 ( 55) Jaime Madrigal So 609 56 18:10
4. 128 WASC/Wasco High ( 17:26 1:27:07)
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1 6 Asencion Mendoza Sr 108 6 16:39
2 21 Oscar Miranda Sr 109 21 17:13
3 28 Oswaldo DeJulian Sr 111 28 17:34
4 36 Eric Sanchez Jr 113 36 17:48
5 37 Juan Ayala Sr 110 37 17:53
6 ( 43) Eddie Ramirez Jr 112 43 17:56
7 ( 53) Gregorio Linares Fr 114 54 18:09
5. 159 SHAF/Shafter High ( 17:37 1:28:02)
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2 23 Christian Barrios Jr 774 23 17:26
3 30 Joshua Wittenberg Sr 775 30 17:36
4 34 Alex Moreno Jr 777 34 17:47
5 58 Hector Montoya Sr 779 59 18:14
6 ( 64) Jakob Velasquez Jr 780 65 18:22
7 ( 74) Christopher Handel Jr 776 76 18:36
6. 200 FT-B/Foothill - Bakersfield ( 17:39 1:28:14)
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2 26 Jose Lopez Jr 407 26 17:30
3 32 Erick Bautista Jr 408 32 17:45
4 62 Genaro Quintanar Fr 409 63 18:20
5 79 Patrick Manrique Sr 411 81 18:50
6 ( 89) Justin Meyer Fr 410 92 19:03
7 ( 96) Daniel Rodriguez So 412 99 19:12
8. 251 FRON-B/Frontier - Bakersfield ( 18:04 1:30:16)
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1 25 Richard Peralta Jr 420 25 17:28
2 48 Michael Golich Sr 419 49 17:59
3 54 Tanner Urmston So 423 55 18:10
4 57 Will Beechinor So 422 58 18:14
5 67 Dustin Scalani So 424 68 18:25
6 (128) Michael Sclafani Jr 421 133 20:07
7 (136) Ricky Gonzales So 425 142 20:50
13. 368 ARV/Arvin High ( 18:48 1:34:00)
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2 33 Ben Orozco Sr 230 33 17:46
3 70 Yessuri Villasenor Sr 232 72 18:31
4 99 Adrian Rodriguez Jr 234 103 19:17
5 137 Omar Tinoco Sr 233 143 20:51
6 (138) Christian Guerrero So 235 144 20:52
14. 398 TEHA/Tehachapi High ( 18:51 1:34:13)
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2 69 Keenan Cohditz Sr 791 70 18:30
3 81 Nathan Rowe Sr 790 84 18:54
4 83 Charles Hansen Fr 793 86 18:56
5 121 Jason Trost Jr 795 125 19:56
6 (135) Corey Bowman Sr 792 141 20:44
7 (148) Michael Shaw Sr 794 154 22:05
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2 106 Jose Salgado Sr 593 110 19:26
3 111 Daniel Perez Jr 596 115 19:39
4 113 David Gamino Jr 594 117 19:42
5 127 Francisco Rueda Jr 595 132 20:03
21. 529 SBAK/South Bakersfield ( 19:30 1:37:27)
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2 97 Jose Romero Sr 54 100 19:12
3 107 Alex Espinoza Sr 55 111 19:30
4 116 Rudy Castro Sr 59 120 19:46
5 117 Rodolfo Salgado Sr 57 121 19:52
6 (139) David Little Jr 56 145 21:02
7 (140) Ezekiel Gonzalez Jr 58 146 21:03
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I went back to my local city museum BM & AG, to check out the brand new permanent galleries that is the Birmingham History Galleries (it opened on the 12th October 2012).
Free entry
Birmingham its people, its history
A Stranger's Guide to 18th Century Birmingham
1700 to 1830
Fortune Smiles - Average Means - Hard Times
Something that you can spin in the museum. There was more like this in the History Galleries. I took one more after this one.
This job is not for the faint-at-heart. These men flip 20-35 lb average track plates onto the new ties where they will be installed under the new tie to the tune of nearly 1000 each a day. That adds up to nearly twenty tons of steel flipped every day at a fast walking pace. I know this for a fact as I did this job in 1990-91 as a young green buck on my short-lived railroad tenure. The motion and weight is back breaking, wearing in small increments. The one positive is it only takes a few weeks on this job to drop twenty pounds and build arms, shoulders and pectorals that any strength-training bodybuilder would die for. I always referred to the gang as "Club NS", a direct reference to the "Club Med" gyms of my day that touted the best gym workout in the world. I came home in 1991 in the best shape of my life. My shoulders and forearms were so big I could not wear any of my old coats or shirts bought prior to leaving for the gang and I lost weight and size.. Talk about a workout routine! Go hang with these boys and pump a little iron for a day--if you can hang, which after about two days would be unlikely, you will find a new meaning to the term "hard body.". This is an entry level railroad job with all the perks of such a position. It is hard, dirty and fills every muscle in your body with relentless pain while turning you into a country strong monster if you can hang on. It is the initiation into the world of railroad Maintenance of Way and is intended to make or break you as a green buck. I survived the experience. I will leave it at that!
International bandwidth costs are expected to fall by 90% following the completion of the SEACOM, TEAMS and GLO-1 undersea cable projects this year.
The combined cost of these marine cable projects is over two billion US dollars; to bring over 14 terabits of bandwidth to the region.
Broadband use in the region is still disproportionately concentrated, with South Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and tunisia accounting for over 90% of all household subscriptions.
The average American will have nine operations before the age of 85. Surgery accounts for half of all hospital admissions and over 40 million inpatient operations per year in the United States. These procedures carry an inherent risk—globally, major surgical complication risks range from 3 to 16 percent, and death rates from 0.2 to 10 percent—yet there is remarkably little effort to discover how to reduce surgery’s high rate of complications, ensure access to surgery, reduce unnecessary surgery, or understand how to make its provision more cost-effective.
This is emblematic of a distortion in thinking about where the risks in healthcare are—or how policy can help ensure medicine saves more lives. Pharmaceuticals get the headlines, but are only a fraction of life-saving care. And while federal funding has supported an enormous output of new discoveries, there has been little recognition of the need to ensure these discoveries are effectively put into practice and reach ordinary Americans wherever they seek care. At least half of the major complications that occur in hospital care such as surgery are avoidable with existing knowledge. Recent findings indicate that simple tools like checklists can transform that care to make it safer, more effective, and less expensive.
Through the Center for Surgery and Public Health, Michael Zinner and Atul Gawande are developing strategies for improving the quality and safety of technological care like surgery, enhancing our understanding of how such care is distributed across socioeconomic and racial/ethnic lines, and charting a path toward expanding nationwide access to higher quality care. The Center for American Progress held an engaging presentation and a lively discussion of the policy dimensions of their important work.
The longlegged flies are members of the Dolichopodidae family.
One look at the above picture explains its name.
Generally, they are small flies, maybe half the size of the average house fly. They have a metallic color body that sits on a long set of legs.
You can see them on leaves in many areas near water.
Robert Michael Bailor (b: July 10, 1951) is a former MLB player best known for being the first player selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1976 MLB expansion draft.
After the Seattle Mariners selected Ruppert Jones from the Kansas City Royals with the first overall pick in the expansion draft, the Toronto Blue Jays made Bailor the second overall pick. Despite the fact that he did not have an everyday position, Bailor appeared in 122 games, and logged 523 plate appearances his rookie season in Toronto. He led the team in hits, (154) stolen bases (15), runs scored (62), and his .310 batting average set an expansion team record. He had ten assists from the outfield in just 537 innings, and was named to the Topps Rookie All-Star team at shortstop despite the fact that he only appeared in 53 games at short.
In 1978 & 1979, Bailor emerged as the Jays' regular right fielder, though he still played many different positions. In 1978, he drove in a career high 52 runs while striking out only 21 times in 621 at-bats. He was named the Blue Jays Player of the Year for the first two years of the franchise's existence. Bailor's production declined in 1979, as he batted only .229 with 1 HR and 38 RBI in 130 games, however, his fifteen assists from right field tied Dwight Evans for the most in the American League. In 1980, Bailor lost his job in right field to Lloyd Moseby, and was used as a fourth outfielder. He also appeared in three games as a relief pitcher, allowing two earned runs in 2.1 innings pitched. On December 12, the Blue Jays traded Bailor to the New York Mets for pitcher Roy Lee Jackson.
Bailor later went on to manage Syracuse from 1988 to 1991, and was named International League Manager of the Year as he led the Chiefs to a first-place finish. From 1992 until 1995, Bailor served as a coach with the Toronto Blue Jays.
For 52.5 of 2010 Week 9 Theme: Flares. Last chance for the week's theme shot on a flight back from the West Coast. Caught the sun going down. No sun all week and no bright lighting either! [The mosaic tile filter in CS4 takes away some of the harshness of shooting straight into the sun.]
Last night as I was cooking dinner I found a place to pause because I saw the potential of this building. It had rained earlier in the day, after a rain a mist frequently forms in the valley to the west. Although this is an HDR averaging the 5 exposures it's pretty much what was in the viewfinder. It's the second night in a row I stopped dinner for sunset.
Average preschool teacher to student ratio in Irvine: 11.8
Police to resident ratio in Irvine: unknown. But very reassuring.
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Average annual rainfall 225.5 inches (572.8 cm). Rainiest place in Alaska and second rainiest in North America. Me with the Little Port Walter rain gauge on an exceptionally nice day.
This picture takes the average of about 20 photographs of the same rose, taken in different lighting conditions.
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APL Container Vessel
APL QINGDAO in the Solent heading for Southampton Docks.
Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Container ship
Year Built: 2012
Length x Breadth: 349 m X 46 m
Gross Tonnage: 113735, DeadWeight: 123137 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 21.6 / 16.5 knots
Flag: Singapore [SG]
Call Sign: 9V9376
IMO: 9461893, MMSI: 566408000
Pushkar (Hindi: पुष्कर) is a town in the Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated 14 km northwest of Ajmer at an average elevation of 510 m and is one of the five sacred dhams (pilgrimage site) for devout Hindus. According to Hindu theology, the pond at the Katas Raj temple Near Choa Saidan Shah in Chakwal District of Pakistan has a theological association with Shiva; it was formed by the tears of Lord Shiva which he is believed to have shed after the death of his wife, Sati. The story goes that when Sati died, Shiva cried so much and for so long, that his tears created two holy ponds – one at Pushkara in Ajmer in India and the other at Ketaksha, which literally means raining eyes, in Sanskrit. It is from this name that the word Katas is derived. It is often called "Tirth Raj" – the king of pilgrimage sites – and has in recent years become a popular destination for foreign tourists.
Pushkar is one of the oldest existing cities of India. It lies on the shore of Pushkar Lake. The date of its actual origin is not known, but legend associates Brahma with its creation.
Pushkar has many temples. Most of the temples are not very old because MANY TEMPLES WERE DESTROYED DURING MUSLIM CONQUESTS in the area. Subsequently, the destroyed temples were rebuilt. The most famous among all is the Brahma Temple built during the 14th century CE. Very few temples to Lord Brahma exist anywhere in the world. Other temples of Brahma include Bithoor in Uttar Pradesh, India; Khedbrahma in Gujarat, India; village Asotra near Balotra city of Barmer district in Rajasthan; Uttamar Kovil (one of the Divya Desams) near Srirangam, Tamil Nadu; Mother Temple of Besakih in Bali, Indonesia; and Prambanan in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Pushkar lake has 52 ghats where pilgrims descend to the lake to bathe in the sacred waters.
Pushkar is also famous for its annual fair (Pushkar Camel Fair) held in November.
ETYMOLOGY
Pushkar in Sanskrit means blue lotus flower. Hindus believe that the gods released a swan with a lotus in its beak and let it fall on earth where Brahma would perform a grand yagna. The place where the lotus fell was called Pushkar. Pushkar word may be derived from word 'Pushkarni'means- lake. It may be derived from word Pushpa means flower and Kar means hand.
HISTORY
Pushkar is one of the oldest cities of India. The date of its actual founding is not known, but legend associates Brahma with its creation.
According to legend, Brahma was in search of a place for Mahayagna and he found this place suitable. After a long time, Brahma came to known that a demon, Vajranash, was killing people here so the Lord intoned a mantra on a lotus flower and killed the demon. During this process the parts of flower fell on three places which were later known as Jyaistha, Madhya and Kanistha Pushkar. After this Brahma performed a yagna to protect this place from demons. The consort of Brahma, Saraswati, were needed to offer Ahuti for the yagna but she was not there that time so Gayatri, a Gurjar girl, was married to brahma and performned yagna. This act made first wife of Brahma, Saraswati, angry and she cursed Brahma saying that he would be worshiped in Pushkar only.
The Mahabharata says that while laying down a programme for Maharaja Yudhishthara’s travel, “Maharaja after entering the Jungles of Sind and crossing the small rivers on the way should bathe in Pushkara". And, as per Vaman Purana, Prahlada on his pilgrimage to holy places visited Pushkarayana.
A Gurjara Pratihara ruler of Mandore, Nahadarava, restored this tirtha in the seventh century. He got the place cleared and the lake restored by making an embankment on the side of the river Luni. He rebuilt old palaces and built twelve dharmashalas (resting places) and ghats on three sides of the lake.
According to Rajputana Gazetteer Pushkar was held by Chechi Gurjars until about 700 years ago.Later Some shrines were occupied by Kanphati Jogis.
There are still priests from the Gurjar community in Pushkar temple, known as Bhopas.
The sage Parasara is said to have been born here. His descendants, called Parasara Brahamanas, are found in Pushkar and the surrounding area. The famous temple of Jeenmata has been cared for by Parasara Brahmans for the last 1,000 years.
It is also the venue of the annual Pushkar Camel Fair. In 1901, the town was part of the Rajputana Agency had a population of 3,831.
PUSHKAR FAIR
Pushkar fair continues for five days and these five days are a period of relaxation and merry-making for the villagers. This fair time is the most busy time for them, as this is one of the largest cattle fairs in the country. Animals, including over 50,000 camels, are brought from miles around to be traded and sold. Trading is brisk as several thousand heads of cattle exchange hands. All the camels are cleaned, washed, adorned, some are interestingly shorn to form patterns, and special stalls are set up selling finery and jewellery for the camels. Camels at the Pushkar fair are decorated with great care. They wear jewellery of silver and beads. There are silver bells and bangles around their ankles that jangle when they walk. An interesting ritual is the piercing of a camel's nose. It has more than 400 temples including the only one temple in India dedicated to the Hindu God Lord Brahma, the Creator of the Universe.
According to Indian mythology, after visiting all the Hindu pilgrim towns and temples (Four Dhams), if Pushkar is not visited for worship, then salvation is not achieved. According to the Hindu calendar Pushkar Fair commences in Nawami (ninth day of fortnightly phases of moon) and ends in Purnima (Full Moon) in the month of Kartika (October or November according to the lunar calendar). In Pushkar, one of the biggest Cattle Fair is also held for trading purposes and the best cattle in all categories are awarded. Countless people in their colourful attire gather to take a dip in the Holy Lake and pray to the deities. The whole town comes alive with vibrant folk music and dances, magic shows, horse and camel races and various other traditional entertainment competitions.Pushkar, with more than 12 local fairs and festivals of 10–15 days duration is a year round destination. It is a mellow town by the great lake of Pushkar amidst the perfume of jasmine and rose flowers. About 4,000 to 6,000 visitors from all over the world come to Pushkar everyday.
PUSHKAR LAKE
The prime attraction of Pushkar is the Pushkar Lake which is considered sacred like the Mansarovar Lake in Tibet. Pushkar has become a place of Hindu pilgrimage because of this holy lake. Legend has it that this lake was consecrated to Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe when a lotus dropped from his hand into the vale and a lake emerged in that place.
BRAHMA TEMPLE
The most important temple in Pushkar is the Temple of Lord Brahma, one of the holy trinity of Hinduism. The temple enshrines a life-size idol of Lord Brahma.
SAVITRI TEMPLE
This temple that is located at the top of the Ratnagiri Hill is dedicated to Savitri, the wife of Lord Brahma. The temple houses a statue of Goddess Savitri.
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Taste of Nordic at Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort in Baker County Oregon
A picture perfect day at Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort for the annual Taste of Nordic celebration. This fun filled and tasty event at Anthony Lakes is the perfect way to explore the world class Nordic trail system on skis or snow shoes and taste your way around the trail system enjoying amazing local food, craft beer and locally distilled spirits.
This Baker County owned ski resort is arguably the best-kept powder secret in the in Oregon. The Rock Garden chair lift serves twenty-one runs that drop over 900 vertical feet with over 40% of the resorts runs rated expert black diamond . The dry climate in Eastern Oregon, coupled with the 9,000-foot peaks of the Elkhorn Range result in a powder so dry the Anthony Lakes crew has to occasionally water it down around the lifts. Nestled in the Elkhorn Mountains with the highest base elevation of any Oregon Ski Area and an average annual snowfall of 300 inches, Anthony Lakes is powder heaven. If you like to take in the scenic views at a slower pace, you can cross-country ski or snowshoe on more than 30 km of groomed trails through the Anthony Lakes Basin and Elkhorn Range of the Blue Mountains. Want a little something different? A Cat-ski operator and full guide service leads adventure seekers into the backcountry bowls and chutes for a one of a kind powder experience.
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