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'''Thadlaskein Lake''' also <nowiki>''</nowiki>Pung Sajar Nangli<nowiki>''</nowiki> is man-made historical Lake in [[Meghalaya]], India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://megtourism.gov.in/dest-jaintia.html|title=Jaintia Hills: Department of Tourism, Government of Meghalaya|website=megtourism.gov.in|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref> It is located beside National Highway 6 by the side of a small village called Mukhla village which falls under West Jaintia Hills district Jowai. It is about {{convert|58|km}} from the city of [[Shillong]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/jaintia-hills/attractions/thadlaskein-lake/|title=Thadlaskein Lake, Jaintia Hills|website=www.nativeplanet.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref><br />
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According to a tale about the existence of this lake is related to a young leader of the medieval time named <nowiki>''Sajar Nangli'' and his followers who once gathered together at a certain location to rest after their long day'</nowiki>s journey. They began digging the ground on which they were sitting and resting upon with their bows and arrows edges and eventually it soon turned into a beautiful lake which is famous till today one of a huge lake in Meghalaya. Therefore, Thadlaskein Lake was named after his legacy.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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The lake is a popular picnic spot.<ref name=":1" /> The Lake was regarded as a Sacred Lake which is being revered by the people of Raid Mukhla who continued to offer sacrifices near the Lake and also was worshiped by a belonging community called Niamtre (a tribal religion in Meghalaya). The sacrifices was made once in a hundred years and was practiced by the <nowiki>''Lyngdoh''</nowiki> (a local indigenous priest) of the Niamtre community.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
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* [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=uGNQePMf34EC&pg=PA124-IA1&lpg=PA124-IA1&dq=story+on+thadlaskein+lake&source=bl&ots=42H3wOCo3v&sig=ACfU3U3J0BwfekU2s6Cq2VofNbNUJyTzoQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjVsOiq25HkAhVKuI8KHVr9BoQ4FBDoATADegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=story%20on%20thadlaskein%20lake&f=false Lamare, Shobhan N. (2005). ''The Jaintias: Studies in Society and Change.'']<br />
*[http://hhmohrmen.blogspot.com/2013/12/folktales-are-stories-to-give-meaning.html Folktales are Stories to give Meaning to Natural Phenomenon]<br />
*[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gp1IDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT93&lpg=PT93&dq=story+on+thadlaskein+lake&source=bl&ots=IrwpSZag8R&sig=ACfU3U0lHmMCb5uH51vh8KyWDNwrCHztUQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjVsOiq25HkAhVKuI8KHVr9BoQ4FBDoATAHegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=thadlaskein%20lake&f=false Hinduism and Nature]<br />
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