Pushkar Travel Guide

As soon as you get settled and you walk out of your hotel for your first look around the town, you will be met by a polite, friendly young man who will give you a flower to welcome you.  You're happy, he's happy.
The flower is a signal to several "priests" down the road, by the ghats, to detour you over to do puja...and charge you an exorbitant fee for the privilege. The presumption, apparently, and not too surprisingly, is that having just arrived you'll be disoriented and easier to deal with.
If you get into this predicament, don't get violent, don't raise your voice (it never helps to do this in India, and especially not at a holy city like Pushkar), but insist that you're not interested. You can also meet them at the temple...so just dont take any flowers of anybody in any place. The easiest way to get rid of them is to tell that you've alreday been in Pushkar and that you know their tricks!

If you visit the holy city of Pushkar and take a walk down to the most holy lake, be prepared to dish out money to the Hindu priests. OK, normally, I don't mind contributing a little money, but these priests ask for a lot money...they wanted 40 euros and were quite upset and mad when I did not give them that much. It's quite unfortunate that such a beautiful and holy place is spoiled by soliciting. I would be much more likely to give more if they just blessed me and let me be.

Sorry, but I dont see what all the fuzz is about here... yes there is a holy lake, and perhaps if you come at a time where pilgrims gather it may be worth the experience, but apart from that this is just one of the most "touristy" places in Rajasthan, and most of the restaurants dont even respect the alcohol "ban".