Jagatpita Brahma Temple is a situated at Pushkar in Rajasthan. Brahma Temple is the only temple dedicated to Lord Brahma in the entire country. The Pushkar Brahma Temple is located on the banks of the Pushkar Lake. The temple was built in the 14th century. It is a hindu temple.The temple is mainly built by marble and stone. the temple`s door is decorated with silver coins.
In this temple, image of Lord Brahma with four hands and four faces sitting in a cross legged position. An image of Goddess Gayatri, can be seen on the left of Lord Brahma and that of Goddess Savitri can be seen on his right side. There are beautiful images of Peacock and Goddess Saraswati. Only the sanyasis can do the worship to the god. On kartik Poornima, there is an important festival which is celebrated in the temple.
It is believed that Lord Brahma, together with all the gods and goddesses, performed a Yagya here. Brahma once decided to perform a yagna but Brahma’s wife Savitri was not present at the Yagna and Brahma married to Gayatri who completed the formalities of Yagna with him. When savitri arrived at the spot, she was angry of Brahma`s act. She cursed that Brahma would be worshipped at pushkar, would be the only place where he will be worshipped. The Pushkar Lake appeared when a lotus flower fell from the hands of Lord Brahma in this valley
Highlights points:-
- Location Brahma Mandir, Pushkar
- Built 14th
- Dedicated to Lord Brahma.
- Brahma Temple opening timings:-
All days of the week
5:00 AM - 1:30 PM
3:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Summer)
6:00 AM - 1:30 PM
3:00 PM - 8:30 PM (Winter)
Best timing to visit:- The best time to visit Pushkar is in the winter months and especially during October/November.