[1] It is held over seven days in autumn marking Kartika Purnima according to the Hindu calendar (Kartik (month), October or November).

[9] Raja Ram Singh constructed the grand mansion, which serves as the guest house and is one of the most visited spots in Pushkar.

Man Mahal[10] is famous for its Rajasthani architectural style which represents the royal period.

According to the Padma Purana, once Brahma decided to go to the earth and reaching the area of the present Pushkar, he entered that forest, full of many trees and creepers, adorned with many flowers, filled with the notes of many birds, crowded with groups of many beasts.

Brahma was very pleased with the forests and trees and after remaining at Pushkar for a thousand years he threw a lotus on the ground which made the earth tremble to its core.

The Aravalli hills near it have yielded Mohenjodaro-style artifacts, but the connection is unclear as these items may have been transported later.

[13] Sites near it have been sources of ancient Brahmi script inscriptions, considered pre-Ashokan near village Badli.

[13] Pushkar is mentioned in the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Puranas, suggesting its significance in historical and religious tradition of Hinduism.

The earliest historical records relating to Pushkar and Ajmer are found in Islamic texts describing the raids and conquest of northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent.

[13] The region finds mention in Mohammad Ghori's 1192 CE conquest related records, in the defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan.

Thereafter, Pushkar and nearby Ajmer find mention in historical records related to Qutub-ud-din Aibak.

[13] Akbar made the nearby Ajmer one of the provincial capitals, and it remained a part of the Mughal Empire until 1712 CE.

[16] With the collapse of Mughal Empire after Aurangzeb, Pushkar was regained by Hindus and became a part of Jodhpur State under the Rathores of Marwar who rebuilt the temples and ghats.

Animals, including over 50,000 camels,[citation needed] are brought from distant places around to be traded and sold.

[21] In addition to the animal trading market, Pushkar in parallel holds a festival of folk music and dances, ferris wheels, magic shows, horse and camel races and various other traditional sports and team entertainment competitions.

While the Pushkar fair is held around the Kartik Purnima that typically overlaps between late October and early November, other seasons feature other sports and festivals for pilgrims who visit the sacred lake.

[5] The second Sikh temple is dedicated to Guru Gobind Singh marking his visit after he left Anandpur Sahib.

[24] Fairs Ajmer is the nearest tourist attraction that lies outside the city boundaries of Pushkar.

Located 27 kilometres away from Ajmer, there is Kishangarh, famous for its miniature paintings, more popularly known as Bani Thani.

One can enjoy the camel rides near Pushkar Lake to witness the beauty of Aravali hills.