Ajmer is located in the southwest of Jaipur is an oasis among the otherwise desolate hills of Rajasthan in India. Ajmer is truly a cultural kaleidoscope. This is a land of composite cultures. Hindus and Muslims here show remarkable harmony and worship at common places.
This land of varied cultures was founded in 7th centuary by Raja Ajay Pal Chauhan.
In present times, Ajmer is one popular and unique pilgrimage of Hindus and Muslims.
Ajmer is the home to Dargah Sharif tomb of sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti who gets equal obeisance from both Hindus and Muslims. Not only this, Ajmer is the educational center also, Mayo college and school, established by the British is in Ajmer. Puhkar, a scared destination for Hindus, which has the only Brahma Temple of the country, is just at 11 km from Ajmer and Ajmer serves as the base for visiting Pushkar. Month of Nov/Oct that is month of Kartik saw great influx of pilgrims visiting Puskar, hence Ajmer, to take a dip in the holy lake.
Ajmer is the home to Dargah Sharif tomb of sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti who gets equal obeisance from both Hindus and Muslims. Not only this, Ajmer is the educational center also, Mayo college and school, established by the British is in Ajmer. Puhkar, a scared destination for Hindus, which has the only Brahma Temple of the country, is just at 11 km from Ajmer and Ajmer serves as the base for visiting Pushkar. Month of Nov/Oct that is month of Kartik saw great influx of pilgrims visiting Puskar, hence Ajmer, to take a dip in the holy lake.
So Ajmer is an example of secular India, one must visit this charming place.
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