Legend has it that Pushkar was formed when The Lord of Creation-Brahma dropped a lotus on the full moon night, on the ninth day of the month- Kartik (Oct- Nov, of the Hindu calendar). Every November, the famous Pushkar Fair is held for 7 days, which begins on Noami –the ninth day and finishes on Kartik Poornima (Full Moon).The traditional Diya arti is performed at sunset. The air fills with millennium old chants (Shlokas), sung melodiously by priest as lights of the temples around the lake come