It is semicircular lake around which there are 52 "Ghats". The max depth of the lake is 10 mts. The lake is a holy place and is known as the king of the "Trithas". The bath at Pushkar is thought to be more important than at any other place. The holy dip in this lake on kartika Purnima is thought to be salvation giving.The man who BATHES in the Shukla Paksha of Karitha month and has the Darshan of varah will not take rebirth on this earth and enjoy the bliss of heaven. The people who have a holy dip at the lake on karitha Purinama, gain the fruit equal to do the Jap and Tap for one hundred years. There are many yajna spots which cannot be counted even by Vrihshpati, the teacher of the gods.

List of Important Ghats(bathing steps)

• Bara
• Gau
• Bangla
• Bharatpur
• Kota
• Sikar
• Murli
• Yegh
• Brahma
• Badri
• Guru Govind Singh
• Gangor
• Cheer
• Surya
• Jaipur
• Nursingh
• Karni
• Maharshi
• Dadeechi
• Gwalior
• Chandra
• Jodhpur