Brahma Temple, Pushkar

Brahma Temple, Pushkar
Brahma Mandir, Pushkar[1]
Brahma Temple at Pushkar
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Ajmer
Deity	Brahma
Location
Location	Pushkar
State	Rajasthan
Country	India
Location in Rajasthan Show map of Rajasthan Brahma Temple, Pushkar (India) Show map of India
Geographic coordinates	26°29′14″N 74°33′15″E / 26.48722°N 74.55417°E / 26.48722; 74.55417
Architecture
Type	Rajasthani
Completed	14th century (present structure)

Brahma Temple, Pushkar (also known as Jagatpita Brahma Mandir) is a Hindu temple situated at Pushkar in the Indian state of Rajasthan, close to the sacred Pushkar Lake to which its legend has an indelible link.

The temple is one of very few existing temples dedicated to the Hindu creator-god Brahma in India and remains the most prominent among them.The temple structure dates to the 14th century CE, with later partial rebuilding. The temple is made of marble and stone slabs. It has a distinct red pinnacle (shikhara) and a hamsa bird motif. The temple sanctum sanctorum holds the image of four-headed Brahma and his consort Gayatri (goddess of vedas). The temple is governed by the Sanyasi (ascetic) sect priesthood.^[2] On Kartik Poornima, a festival dedicated to Brahma is held when large numbers of pilgrims visit the temple, after bathing in the sacred lake.