Ghadhasaru Lake
Ghadhasaru Lake | |
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Ghadhasaru Lake | |
Location | Chamba district Churah tehsil |
Coordinates | 32°52′12″N 76°20′08″E / 32.87000°N 76.33556°ECoordinates: 32°52′12″N 76°20′08″E / 32.87000°N 76.33556°E |
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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Categories:
- Lakes of Himachal Pradesh
- Geography of Chamba district
- Sacred lakes of India
- Himachal Pradesh geography stubs