Prashar Lake Small beautifull Lake of Mandi Himachal Pradesh India

Beautiful lake on mountain Prashar Lake Prashar Lake is the main view point and tourist attraction in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India....

Beautiful lake on mountain Prashar Lake

Prashar Lake is the main view point and tourist attraction in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is a three storied pagoda-like temple which is dedicated by Pandawas to the sage Prashar. The lake is located at a height of 2730 m above sea level With deep blue waters. It is Surrounded by snow-capped peaks. On the bottom of hill fast flowing river Beas. The temple was built in the thirteenth century and legend has it was built by a baby from a single tree. The lake has a floating island in it and it is said to be unclear how deep it is.No diver not till now will be able to determine its depth.

Mythology:-

Mythology says that this lake was created by Pandawas when they were on their way after Mahabharata with Deity Kamrunag (based on which this entire valley is known as Kamru Valley today) to find best place for their teacher, Dev Kamrunag and Deity love the isolation of this place so much that he decided to stay here for the rest of his life. On his request, Bheem one of the Pandava brothers formed the lake by pushing his elbow and forearm on the peak of the mountain. And that is the reason believed by locals after oval-shaped lake with depth unknown. Many a time in storms an almost 30-meter-tall cedar tree would fall into the lake to disappear. All this faith of people brings them here. As for workship and for their wishes people throw money,silver coins and gold into the water. This place is available for visitors throughout the year except for winter months, i.e. Dec. through March. This place is ritual and full of peace,with old images of Gods and Saint Prashar. The unique thing about this lake is that there is a patch of grass which moves from one end to the other end in the summers it is one end and in winters it touches the other end.