Mansar Lake - tourmet

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Sight Address : Mansar Lake is situated 62 km from Jammu. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Mansar Lake is a sacred site that is popular among tourists as the legacy of Manasa Sarovar or ‘the personification of purity’. This beautiful lake measures more than a mile in length and half-a-mile in width and is surrounded by lush green forests. A shrine dedicated to the Hindu Snake God, Sheshnag, sits on the banks of the river. According to local belief, newly wed couples should seek the blessings of Sheshnag by doing three ‘parikrama’ or revolutions around the lake as it brings them good luck. Another belief associated with the lake is that taking a dip in the lake absolves people from their sins. Travellers can also choose to undertake boating at the Mansar Lake.Apart from the Sheshnag temple, tourists can also visit the Durga Temple, Parvathi Shiva or Umapati Mahadev Temple, and Narasimha Temple located nearby. A wildlife sanctuary is also located in proximity to the Lake.

Mansar Lake, Srinagar,India.

HistoryEdit

The history of mansar and surinsar goes back to the time of Mahabhartata. Babar Vahan, son of Arjun and Ulpi (daughter of king Nag), was ruling this area during Mahabhartata. After the war of the mahabhartata arjun performed “Ashwamegh Yagya” to prove his supriority over the land. The horse (used as sign of power for Ashwamegh Yagya) was captured by Babar Vahan at village ‘khoon’ nearby village Ramkot on dhar Udhampur road where Arjun was killed by babar vahan. With joy of victory, babar vahan presented the head of Arjun to his mother Ulpi. She told him that he has killed his father. To make arjun alive again, mani from sheshnag was required. Hence babar vahan made a surang through his arrow and formed surangsar which is now named as surinsar. After defeating sheshnag and capturing mani, babar vahan came out at manisar later on known as mansar.

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Best Season to VisitEdit

October to March

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1-2hrs

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Surinsar Tourist Bungalow ; Sruisar road ,Jammu and Kashmir ; Ph/M – N.A. ; Food Serve – N.A.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : This place is well connected by road.and easily accessible by taxi.

BUS : Jammu is well connected by bus services. It is connected to many neighboring cities through private tourist buses including Manali (Rs 1,500), Shimla (Rs 1,500), Amritsar (Rs 900), Ludhiana (Rs 1,200) and Delhi. Delhi to Jammu is about 684 km and tourist deluxe buses charge about Rs 2,000.

Train : The major railway station in Jammu is Jammu Tawi. Jammu Tawi is connected to all major cities in India like Delhi (Jammu Rajdhani), Kolkata (Himgir Exp), Mumbai (Swarak Exp), Chennai (Andaman Exp) and even to the the southern most Trivandrum Railway station (Himsagar Exp).autoricksaws are available from railway station they charge for Short hops RS.30, train station to bus station RS.70, to airport RS.100.

Air : Jammu airport 8 km from the city centre is well connected with many major airports in the country, including Delhi, Srinagar and Leh. Almost all air service providers operate regular flights from Jammu.autoricksaws are available from airport they charge for Short hops RS.30, train station to bus station RS.70, to airport RS.100.

Others : Autorickshaes is also available here to reach this sight and they charge for Short hops RS.30, train station to bus station RS.70, to airport RS.100.

Things to CarryEdit

Carry woolen cloths, camera, food & Plenty of Water.

Safety / WarningEdit

The Tourist can vist the attraction place between the month of october to march ,because from the maximum rainfall is received during the month of August,if u want to visit this place so ,its advisable to carry a umbrela/raincotes in this season.