Kausar Nag

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Kausar Nag
View of Kausar Nag Lake
Kausar Nag Lake in August
Location of Kausar Nag lake within Jammu and Kashmir
Location of Kausar Nag lake within Jammu and Kashmir
Kausar Nag
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Location of Kausar Nag lake within Jammu and Kashmir
Location of Kausar Nag lake within Jammu and Kashmir
Kausar Nag
Kausar Nag (India)
LocationKulgam, Kashmir valley, India
Coordinates33°30′44″N 74°46′08″E / 33.5123°N 74.7688°E / 33.5123; 74.7688Coordinates: 33°30′44″N 74°46′08″E / 33.5123°N 74.7688°E / 33.5123; 74.7688
TypeOligotrophic lake
Primary inflowsMelting of snow
Primary outflowsA tributary of Aharbal waterfall
Max. length3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Max. width0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi)
Surface elevation3,962.4 metres (13,000 ft)
FrozenNovember to July
File:Kausarnag Lake, Kashmir Valley.jpg
A satellite image showing Kausar Nag (centre) and the aharbal waterfall that it gives rise to

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 3 km (2 mi) long and .75 km (0 mi) at the widest point.[2]

Religious beliefs[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 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.
  2. "VAM :: Vertical Amble Mountaineering: Kausar Nag Trek Information". Verticalamble.in. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  3. https://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~witzel/KashmiriBrahmins.pdf

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