Savitri Temple
#3sur 7 lieux à visiter à PushkarPushkar, Rajasthan
Aussi appelé Savitri Mata Mandir · Ratnagiri Hill Temple
L'essentiel
Horaires d'ouverture : 05:30–19:00. L'entrée est gratuite. Comptez 2 hrs. Meilleure période : 05:45 – 07:00 or 17:30 – 18:45.
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- Horaires d'ouverture
- 05:30–19:00
- The temple and the walking trail keep these hours. The ropeway runs 08:00–19:00 and may slow at midday for maintenance.
- Prix d'entrée
- Gratuit
- Durée nécessaire
- 2 hrs
- Meilleur moment de la journée
- 05:45 – 07:00 or 17:30 – 18:45
- Meilleurs mois
- Oct – Mar
- Adresse
- Ratnagiri Hill, south side above Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Ajmer district, Rajasthan 305022
À propos de Savitri Temple
Savitri Temple crowns Ratnagiri hill on the ridge directly south of Pushkar Lake, a whitewashed shrine with a modest single stone spire that matters far less for its architecture than for what it commands: an unbroken view over all 52 ghats, the flat rooftops of the old town, and the pale expanse of the Thar's eastern edge running toward the horizon. The temple itself is small and plain by Rajasthan standards — a single sanctum housing an image of Savitri, reached through a narrow stone-paved forecourt — because the point of the climb has always been the vantage as much as the deity. Two routes reach the summit. A cable ropeway, installed in stages since the 2010s and run under a state tourism concession, covers the ascent in roughly seven to eight minutes in open-sided cabins. The alternative is a stepped stone trail of close to 700–750 steps cut directly into the hillside, unshaded for most of its length, which takes a fit walker 45–60 minutes and considerably longer for anyone unused to heat or altitude gain of roughly 100 metres over a short horizontal distance.
Meilleur moment de la journée : 05:45 – 07:00 or 17:30 – 18:45. For sunrise over the Aravalli ridge and the lake below; 17:30 – 18:45 for sunset, which is the more crowded of the two options.
Horaires de Savitri Temple
- Horaires d'ouverture
- 05:30–19:00
Mon–Sun 05:30–19:00 - The temple and the walking trail keep these hours. The ropeway runs 08:00–19:00 and may slow at midday for maintenance.
- Fermé le
- Ouvert tous les jours
Bon à savoir : Ropeway service is occasionally suspended in high wind, common during the pre-monsoon months of May and June — check locally before climbing up expecting a ropeway descent.
Horaires d'ouverture établis à partir de rajasthantourism.gov.in et de sources publiques, mis à jour le . Ils peuvent changer sans préavis — vérifiez avant de partir. Comment nous rédigeons ces guides
Prix d'entrée de Savitri Temple
| Billet | Prix |
|---|---|
| Visiteurs indiens | Gratuit |
| Visiteurs étrangers | Gratuit |
| Enfants | Gratuit |
| Caméra | Gratuit |
No temple entry fee. The ropeway (ascent and descent) is the main cost: approximately ₹250–₹300 round trip for adults, ₹150–₹200 for children under 12, as of 2024–2025 pricing. Walking the trail is free. Small donation box at the shrine itself is voluntary.
Tarifs établis à partir de rajasthantourism.gov.in et de sources publiques, mis à jour le . Ils peuvent changer sans préavis — vérifiez avant de partir. Comment nous rédigeons ces guides
Meilleure période pour visiter Savitri Temple
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Very busy
05:45 – 07:00
Sunrise ClimbBest time to go
Small numbers of dedicated photographers and early pilgrims; ropeway may not yet be running, so this window favours the trail.
Quiet07:00 – 11:00
Morning Ropeway Traffic
Ropeway operating at normal capacity; queues manageable, summit views still clear before afternoon haze builds.
Moderate11:00 – 16:00
Midday Heat
Trail walking discouraged in peak sun; most visitors use the ropeway only, and even that traffic thins.
Quiet17:00 – 19:00
Sunset Peak
The single busiest window at the summit; ropeway queues at both stations lengthen considerably as everyone times their visit for the same sunset.
Very busy
Histoire de Savitri Temple
Savitri, in the version of Brahma's marriage myth most often told at this end of the lake, is identified as Brahma's original consort — the wife who was delayed in reaching the yagna at Pushkar, prompting Brahma's hurried marriage to Gayatri and the resulting curse that confines Brahma worship to this one town. Other tellings substitute Saraswati for Savitri in the same role, and the two names are treated as functionally interchangeable by many local priests, though classical texts generally distinguish Savitri as Brahma's first wife and Saraswati as a later, separate figure — a genuine point of textual ambiguity rather than a simple error.
The hilltop shrine's exact construction date is not well documented in the way Pushkar's lakeside temples are, since it functioned for centuries primarily as a pilgrim's climb and viewpoint rather than a major devotional destination in its own right, visited by ascetics undertaking penance walks up the exposed ridge. Its modern prominence owes a great deal to the ropeway's construction, which converted a physically demanding pilgrimage into an accessible half-day outing and made the summit view Pushkar's most reproduced photograph after the ghats themselves.
Règles et étiquette à Savitri Temple
Footwear should be sturdy if walking the stone trail — sandals and flip-flops are common but genuinely uncomfortable on the worn, uneven steps, and a small stock of loose stray dogs along the lower trail can be unsettling for some walkers, though they are generally passive. Carry water; there is no reliable vendor presence on the upper half of the trail, only intermittent stalls near the base.
At the summit, the temple itself expects standard Hindu temple etiquette — shoes off at the inner threshold, modest dress — though the open viewing platforms around the shrine impose no such restriction and can be used freely in ordinary travel clothing. The ropeway queue at both the base and summit stations can become disorganised at sunset, when descent demand spikes all at once; arriving 30 minutes before your intended departure avoids missing the last convenient cabin.
Drone photography from the summit is technically subject to Indian civil aviation permission requirements and is not something casual visitors should attempt without prior clearance, given the site's proximity to the town centre and religious sensitivities around aerial photography of the lake below.
Conseils pour visiter Savitri Temple
- 1
Walk up and take the ropeway down, or vice versa — doing the trail in one direction only halves the physical toll while still delivering the authentic climb experience, and lets you compare the stepped approach with the smoother cable descent. Sunrise is the better of the two light windows for photography, since the temple faces roughly east-northeast and the ridge itself is not backlit the way it is at sunset.
- 2
The hill directly opposite, across a shallow valley, holds Pap Mochani Temple — a quieter, less-visited alternative with a comparable but different-angle view, reachable by its own separate trail from the town's eastern edge; pairing the two in a single morning is possible for energetic walkers but makes for a demanding few hours in Rajasthan heat outside the winter months.
- 3
Bring cash in small denominations for the ropeway ticket counter, since card payment acceptance at the base station has historically been inconsistent, and expect a queue of 15–20 minutes for the ropeway on weekend mornings and through the Kartik Purnima period, when the summit itself becomes genuinely crowded rather than a solitary viewpoint.
Comment se rendre à Savitri Temple
Nous n'avons pas encore localisé Savitri Temple avec précision ; la carte montre les autres lieux de notre guide Pushkar. Utilisez l'adresse ci-dessous ou le lien d'itinéraire.
Ratnagiri Hill, south side above Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Ajmer district, Rajasthan 305022Itinéraire sur Google Maps
Depuis Ajmer Junction Railway Station (AII)
₹320–₹47016 km · 35–45 min
Auto/taxi to the ropeway base station).
Depuis Pushkar Bus Stand / Sadar Bazaar
₹50–₹801.5 km · 20–25 min walk or 5 min auto
Auto) or free on foot to the base of the trail/ropeway station.
Depuis Kishangarh Airport (KQH)
₹750–₹95026 km · 45–55 min
Prepaid taxi).
Aéroport le plus proche
Depuis Kishangarh Airport (KQH)
26 km, approximately 45–55 minutes. Jaipur International Airport (JAI) – 151 km, approximately 3–3.5 hours.
Gare la plus proche
Depuis Ajmer Junction (AII)
16 km, approximately 35–45 minutes; Pushkar's own station has minimal service and is not a reliable arrival option.
FAQ — Savitri Temple
Should I walk or take the ropeway to Savitri Temple?
The ropeway takes 7–8 minutes and costs roughly ₹250–₹300 round trip; the stone trail has around 700–750 steps and takes 45–60 minutes each way, unshaded for most of the climb. A common approach is to walk one direction and ride the ropeway the other.
Is Savitri the same as Saraswati in this temple's mythology?
Local tellings often use the two names interchangeably in the story of Brahma's hurried second marriage to Gayatri, though classical texts generally treat Savitri as Brahma's first wife and Saraswati as a distinct figure — the ambiguity is genuine and predates any single 'correct' version.
What is the best time of day for the view from the summit?
Sunrise (05:45–07:00) offers clearer light on the temple's east-facing side and far fewer people, since the ropeway may not yet be running and most visitors prefer sunset. Sunset (17:00–19:00) is more crowded and comes with longer ropeway queues at both stations.
Is there a quieter alternative to Savitri Temple for the same kind of view?
Pap Mochani Temple, on the ridge directly opposite across a shallow valley, offers a comparable elevated view over Pushkar with a fraction of the foot traffic, reached by its own separate trail from the town's eastern edge.
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