The dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, the 13th-century Sufi saint who founded the Chishti order in India, is one of the most visited shrines in South Asia. Mughal emperors from Akbar onwards added gates, mosques and courtyards around the white marble tomb. People of all faiths come to offer flowers and chadars, and qawwali is sung in the evenings. The annual Urs draws huge crowds.

Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra is one of the oldest mosques in India, built in Ajmer in the 1190s on the orders of Qutb-ud-din Aibak. Its pillared hall reuses carved columns from earlier Hindu and Jain buildings, and a screen of seven pointed arches covered in Arabic calligraphy was added by Iltutmish. The name, meaning shed of two and a half days, has several legendary explanations. It lies a short walk beyond the dargah.

Soniji Ki Nasiyan, also called the Red Temple, is a Digambara Jain temple in Ajmer built in the late 19th century by the Soni family. Behind the temple is the Swarna Nagari hall, a two-storey chamber filled with gilded wooden models depicting the Jain conception of the universe and the life of the first Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha. Visitors of all faiths may view the hall from galleries.

Pushkar Lake is one of the most sacred lakes in Hinduism, said in legend to have formed where a lotus fell from the hand of Brahma. It is ringed by 52 bathing ghats and hundreds of temples, and pilgrims come to bathe especially on Kartik Purnima in November, when the famous camel fair is also held. Evening aarti on the ghats is memorable. Shoes must be removed near the water.

The Jagatpita Brahma Mandir in Pushkar is one of the very few temples in India dedicated to Brahma, the creator. The present structure dates largely from the 14th century, though the site is far older. It is recognised by its red spire and the image of a hamsa, Brahma's goose, over the entrance. Pilgrims visit after bathing in Pushkar Lake, and the temple is busiest on Kartik Purnima.

The Savitri temple sits on top of Ratnagiri hill overlooking Pushkar and is dedicated to the first wife of Brahma. According to legend, she retreated here in anger after Brahma married Gayatri. The shrine is reached by a climb of about an hour on stone steps, or by a ropeway. It is most popular at sunrise and sunset, for the view over the lake, the town and the surrounding desert.