Ghadhasaru Lake

Ghadhasaru Lake
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Location	Chamba district Churah tehsil
Coordinates	32°52′12″N 76°20′08″E / 32.87000°N 76.33556°E / 32.87000; 76.33556Coordinates: 32°52′12″N 76°20′08″E / 32.87000°N 76.33556°E / 32.87000; 76.33556
Type	High altitude lake
Basin countries	India
Shore length1	1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Surface elevation	3,470 m (11,380 ft)
References	Himachal Pradesh Tourism Dep.
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Ghadhasaru Lake or Gadasru Mahadev(Hindi: गदास्रू महादेव) (also spelled as Gandasaru Lake, Gadasaru Lake (Hindi: गडासरू झील) and also known as Gadasru Mahadev Lake ^{[1] [2]}) is a high altitude lake which is located near Devikothi village of Teesa in the Churah tehsil^[1] of Chamba (24 km. from , also known as ). It is about 3,470 m above the sea level at the base of a mountain Gadasaru Peak.^[3] This lake is held sacred^{[by whom?]} and has a circumference of about 1 km.

History[]

Near the lake there is a small temple of Goddess Kali. ^[4] Nearby Mahakali Lake is considered sacred to Goddess Mahakali.

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External links[]

• Himachal Pradesh Tourism Department

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