Pushkar Ji: Timeless Masterpiece

by Raghu Rai

About the pushkar timeless masterpiece possibly the best way to describe a journey to pushkar is byimagining the emotions of a child on opening a storybook andventuring into a mystical land a land filled with a myriad ofcolours lining the horizon, with wonders that enthrall, and magicthat sets the soul on fire as the sacred abode of brahma, the lord of creation, pushkarseems to have captured the very essence of the hindu god, asnowhere is creation more evident than in this small town ofrajasthan, abuzz with life the roads leading to this pilgrimagesite are overflowing with a sea if people on their way to the fair,along with their families red, orange, yellow and other colours ofthe rainbow flow and ebb like waves, while the undulating forms ofhundreds of camels transport you into a bygone era the festival isalive with the sounds and smells of humanity dance, music, camelraces, colourful stalls, the aroma of spices, and so much more about raghu rai raghu rai has beautifully represented pushkar in this charmingpublication, as his exquisite photographs bring forth theuniqueness that is part of india through evocative scenes andmoments

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Published January 1, 2012

About the author

Raghunath Rai Chowdhry (born 1942), known as Raghu Rai, is an Indian photographer and photojournalist. He was a protégé of Henri Cartier-Bresson, who appointed Rai, then a young photojournalist, to Magnum Photos in 1977.

Rai became a photographer in 1965, and a year later joined the staff of The Statesman, a New Delhi publication. In 1976, he left the paper and became a freelance photographer.[citation needed] From 1982 until 1992, Rai was the director of photography for India Today. He has served on the jury for World Press Photo from 1990 to 1997. He is known for his books, Raghu Rai's India: Reflections in Colour and Reflections in Black and White.