India is a country that could serve everything and anything when it comes to tourism. India is bestowed with a number of breathtaking lakes throughout the country. But that’s not it. There are many stories and legends that are associated with beautiful lakes dotted in the country. Let us today tell you some of those which will certainly fascinate you a lot and we suggest whenever comes a chance to visit these, you must not miss it.
Bojhtal Lake:
This manmade lake is Bholpal is famous for once curing skin disease of King Bojh. This lake was created by him aftera saint asked him to construct a tank with 365 tributaries.
Dal Lake:
This beautiful klake in Srinagar is believed to be Goddess Durga’s pious residence which later became the popular holiday destination of the Mughals and the Britishers.
Bhimtal Lake:
Everything about this lake in Uttar Pradesh is in connection with one of the five pandavs –BHIM. They say that he once visited this lake and since then not just the lake but the village was also named after him.
Chilka Lake:
It is believed that once an invading pirate army with the motive of attacking the neighbouring village approached it and found nothing. Disappointed the leader pirate blamed the sea for his bad luck. To take revenge, the sea parted into two giving a way to the army to enter and then merged back drowning the entire army. This formed the ‘Chilka Lake’ in Orrisa.
Pichola Lake:
This wonderful lake in Rajasthan is believed to be the reason behind the Udaipur City. It is said that Maharaja Udai Singh liked the lake so much that he planned a city around it.
Gurudonmar Lake:
This lake situated in Sikkim is named after the founder of Tibetan Buddhism, Guru Padmasambhava, who is said to have paid a visit to this lake in the 8th century. The villagers say that he visited the lake when it was frozen and the villagers were facing water scarcity problems.
