Mahakali Lake is a high altitude lake which lies between Sano and Gudial villages of

Chamba district Chamba is the northwestern district of Himachal Pradesh, in India, with its headquarters in Chamba town. The towns of Dalhousie, Khajjhiar and Churah Valley are popular hill stations and vacation spots for the people from the plains of nort ...

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

, India. It is about above the sea level. This lake remains frozen for 6 months from November to April.

History

Lake is considered sacred to Goddess

Mahakali Mahakali () is the Hindu goddess of time and death in the goddess-centric tradition of Shaktism. Similar to Kali, Mahakali is a fierce goddess associated with universal power, time, life, death, and both rebirth and liberation. She is the cons ...

. Nearby

Ghadhasaru Lake Ghadhasaru Lake or Gadasru Mahadev Lake (alternatively spelled as Gandasaru or Gadasaru) is a high altitude lake located near Devikothi village of the Churah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh, India at an elevation of about a ...

has a small temple of Goddess Kali. Lakes in Himachal Pradesh India. The Holy Lake of Gadasaru in Churah District.
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References

External links

Himachal Pradesh Tourism Department
Lakes of Himachal Pradesh Geography of Chamba district Sacred lakes of India {{HimachalPradesh-geo-stub