| Kausar Nag | |
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 Kausar Nag Lake In August. | |
| Location | Kulgam, Kashmir valley, India |
| Coordinates | 33°30′44″N 74°46′08″E / 33.512287°N 74.768780°E |
| Type | Oligotrophic lake |
| Primary inflows | Melting of snow |
| Primary outflows | A tributary of Aharbal waterfall |
| Max. length | 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 3,962.4 metres (13,000 ft) |
| Frozen | November to July |
Kausar Nag or Kausarnag (sometimes alternatively spelled as Konsarnag), is a high-altitude oligotrophic lake located at an elevation of 3,962.4 metres (13,000 ft) above sea level.[1] Kausar Nag is located in the Pir Panjal Range in district Kulgam of Jammu and Kashmir. The lake is roughly 2 miles long and half a mile at the widest point.[2]
Religious beliefs
It is believed that Manu's boat that carried the Vedas and the Saptarishi was stuck near this Lake after the Great flood.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ G. M. D. Sufi (2006). Kashīr, being a history of Kashmīr from the earliest times to our own, Volume 1. University of Michigan. p. 44.
- ↑ "VAM :: Vertical Amble Mountaineering: Kausar Nag Trek Information". Verticalamble.in. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ↑ https://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~witzel/KashmiriBrahmins.pdf
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