Mansar Lake

Bordered by thick woods, little stops, sanctuary and low lying slopes, Lake Mansar, along with its twin lake Surinsar, is an extremely well known cookout spot and Pilgrimage site. Over and mile long and a large portion of a mile in width, it is about 41 km from Udhampur. Lake Mansar is additionally well known for its verdure and fauna and the ideal indigenous habitat. Sufficiently bright established way with anticipated view work areas has been developed for viewing different types of fishes, turtle and occasional winged creatures. The lake additionally houses around 207 types of green growth, seven types of fish and 15 types of waterfowl. The excellent lake is likewise an acclaimed drifting spot.

History of Mansar Lake

The historical backdrop of Mansar goes back to the hour of Mahabhartata. The child of Arjun and Ulpi, (who was the girl of King Nag), named Babar Vahan, was the leader of this area during the old occasions of Mahabhartata. It was post the war, that Arjun who demonstrated his fortitude and prevalence over this land by playing out the Yagya named “Ashwamegh Yagya. The force image of Ashwamegh Yagya, which was a pony, was caught by Babar Vahan at town ‘khoon’ close by town Ramkot on Dhar Udhampur street where later Arjun was killed by Babar Vahan. Being triumphant, Babar Vahan needed to impart his prosperity to his mom and introduced the head of Arjun to her.

It was then that she uncovered that he had murdered his dad. In the wake of knowing the way that Arjun was Babar’s dad, he needed to resurrect Arjun for which he needed to secure the Mani from Sheshnag. It was then that Babar Vahan made a passage with his bolt, which was known as the “Surangsar”. This is currently called as Surinsar. In the wake of overcoming Sheshnag and catching the Mani, he came out at Manisar which is known as Mansar now, which was the opposite finish of the passage.

How to reach:

Nearest Airport: Jammu Satwari Airport at approx 55 Kms

Nearest Railway Station: Udhampur Railway Station at approx 41 Kms

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