Brahma Temple

Brahma Temple Review

The most important temple, in the center of town, is Brahma Temple, supposedly the only temple dedicated to Brahma in the world (if there are others, they number very few). Pilgrims visiting the temple climb a long stairway into the walled area of the temple to take the blessings of the god—in the form of small sweets. There are varying versions of legend concerning the temple, but most have to do with Brahma's wife Savitri, who refused to attend the ceremony. Impatient, Brahma married the goddess Gayatri (some say she was a milkmaid), and when Savitri found out, she put a curse on Brahma, declaring that the earth would forget him completely. She then relented, and said that Brahma could only be worshipped in Pushkar.