Brahma Temple in Pushkar In the state of Rajasthan, the Jagatpati Brahma Mandir is the temple of the Hindus situated at Pushkar. This temple is dedicated to God the Founder, Brahma, and is Pushkar’s most prominent shrine.
The temple is built of marble and stone rods. A distinctive characteristic of the temple is the red-colored shikara and it has a motif of a hamsa bird as well. Pillared canopies decorate the temple’s entrance. The temple’s outside hall is known as the mandapa, and the temple’s interior is called the garbha griha. There are thousands of silver coins on the walls inside the temple, on which the devotees have written their names as a token of their offering to Lord Brahma.
You will also find a turtle made of silver that was seen on the temple’s marble floors. The central image of Brahma, called the chaumurti, is of a colossal scale that adorns the temple’s garbhagriha. The image of Gayatri lies on the left side of Brahma’s idol, and the image of Savitri is on the right side. The temple walls are adorned with beautiful peacock images and the Sarasvati Hill. A large number of devotees who come here from great distances from the country to offer their prayers visit this holy temple of the Hindus.
History
As per the Hindu religion’s holy scripture, Padma Purana, Lord Brahma once encountered a demon called Vajranabha, murdering and torturing people. The Lord, seeing such atrocities, slew the demon with the lotus flower (his special weapon). While doing so, some of the lotus flower petals dropped on the ground at three sites. This resulted in three sacred lakes being built, They are known today as the Jyestha Pushkar, the Madhya Pushkar and the Kanishta Pushkar.
Later, when the Lord made his visit to the world, he began preparations for the yajna (sacrifice of fire) at the lake of Jyestha Pushkar. Lord Brahma built a chain of hills around it in order to perform the yajna undisturbed by the demons. His wife, Savitri, however, was not present to the Yajna, which was disruptive to the proceedings.
Lord Brahma asked Lord Indra to give him an acceptable consort to complete the Yajna. When the daughter of Gujar, called Gayatri, was finally sent as his wife to take the seat next to Brahma, Savitri arrived. Feeling agitated, she cursed Brahma that no-one would ever worship the Lord. Later on, she allowed him to worship only in Pushkar. The most famous place to worship the Lord was the Brahma temple in Pushkar.
Brahma Temple Pushkar Architecture:-
The Brahma temple was originally built in the 14th century on the banks of the Pushkar River. Marble steps allow you to enter the temple. A statue of the vehicle of Lord Brahma Hans is seen on the top of the main gate. You will be led to the main hall by the main gate, also known as the Mandapa. There is then a sanctum sanctorum where Lord Brahma dwells. In the temple, towards the sanctum sanctorum, a beautiful turtle made of marble can be seen.
The floor marble is packed with hundreds of silver coins offered to Lord Brahma by the devotees in black and white tiles. The walls here are decorated with peacocks and attractive pictures of the Saraswati goddess. Within this temple, there is also a silver door leading to a small cave which houses the temple of the Lord Shiva. The idol of Lord Brahma, since it has four faces, is called Chaumurti. With four legs and four arms, this idol of Brahma Ji and his four faces look in four different directions. Savitri was sitting on her right and Gayatri was sitting on her left, with the idol of Lord Brahma among his wives.
Festivals At Brahma Temple
There is no such festival in the temple celebrating the festivals observed in the Brahma temple, but Kartik Purnima was considered to be the most auspicious day. On the full moon night (October-November) of the Hindu lunar month of Kartik on Kartik Purnima, Pushkar fair, one of the most religious festivals in India, is celebrated in Pushkar. This fair welcomes a huge crowd of devotees and visitors. During this fair, the city of Pushkar comes to life with many exciting activities. Devotees take a dip in the holy Pushkar Lake during this five-day long festival and perform several special rituals at the temple of Brahma.