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	'''Dal Lake''' is a small mid-altitude [[lake]] (1,775 m above sea level) near the village of Tota Rani in [[Kangra district]] ([[Himachal Pradesh]]) in northern India~~. The name 'Dal Lake' is taken from Kashmir's Dal Lake~~.		'''Dal Lake''' is a small mid-altitude [[lake]] (1,775 m above sea level) near the village of Tota Rani in [[Kangra district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]] state in northern India.

	The lake is surrounded by [[Cedrus deodara\|deodar]] trees and is considered to be a sacred spot as there is small [[Shiva]] [[mandir]] (shrine) on its bank. There are different kinds of fish that live in this lake. The lake has greenish water. This lake is situated near Rikkarmar on Balan Dhar. There is also a temple dedicated to 'Lord Driveshwar' built by sage Agastya. This is also known as "Bhagsunag Lake".		The word ''Dal'' means 'lake' in several languages of the [[Western Himalayas\|western Himalayas]]. The lake is surrounded by [[Cedrus deodara\|deodar]] trees and is considered to be a sacred spot as there is small [[Shiva]] [[mandir]] (shrine) on its bank. There are different kinds of fish that live in this lake. The lake has greenish water. This lake is situated near Rikkarmar on Balan Dhar. There is also a temple dedicated to 'Lord Driveshwar' built by sage Agastya. This is also known as "Bhagsunag Lake".

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'''Dal Lake''' is a small mid-altitude [[lake]] (1,775 m above sea level) near the village of Tota Rani in [[Kangra district]] ([[Himachal Pradesh]]) in northern India. The name 'Dal Lake' is taken from Kashmir's Dal Lake.

The lake is surrounded by [[Cedrus deodara|deodar]] trees and is considered to be a sacred spot as there is small [[Shiva]] [[mandir]] (shrine) on its bank. There are different kinds of fish that live in this lake. The lake has greenish water. This lake is situated near Rikkarmar on Balan Dhar. There is also a temple dedicated to 'Lord Driveshwar' built by sage Agastya. This is also known as "Bhagsunag Lake".

==Location==
*Distance from [[Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamshala]]: 11 km<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Dal-lake.aspx |title=himachaltourism.gov.in |access-date=31 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409014916/http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Dal-lake.aspx |archive-date=9 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Battle of Sirhind, 1758]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Dal Lake (Himachal Pradesh)}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100324211356/http://hptdc.gov.in/ Himachal Pradesh Tourism Department]
* [http://www.sunrisevilla.in/himachal/lakes/dal-lake.asp Dal lake Dharamshala]
{{Lakes of Himachal Pradesh}}

[[Category:Lakes of Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Geography of Kangra district]]
[[Category:Dharamshala]]
[[Category:Sacred lakes of India]]

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