Gadisar Lake

Lake in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

26°54′29″N 70°55′19″E / 26.908°N 70.922°E / 26.908; 70.922Typeartificial lakeBasin countriesIndia

Gadisar Lake is an artificial lake in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.[1] It was built by the founder of Jaisalmer, King Rawal Jaisal in 1156 AD[2] and later rebuilt by Gadsi Singh Bhati around 1367 AD.[3] The lake is located about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from Jaisalmer Fort. It is said that this lake once provided water to the entire city. Presently, the water comes in the Gadisar Lake from Indira Gandhi Canal, so it never dries.[4]

History

Gadisar lake is an artificial lake. It is located in the southern part of the city of Jaisalmer.[5] This lake was built by the founder king of Jaisalmer Rawal Jaisal. Due to this, it was also called Jaisalasar Lake[2] earlier. At that time it was the only water source of the Jaisalmer region. Later the lake was rebuilt by Gadsi Singh[6] and after that it was renamed as Gadisar Lake. Presently, there are many tourists from abroad.[7] The lake also has many chhatris and shrines of hindu Gods and goddesses.[8]

Climate

Gadisar Lake
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Photo gallery

  • Chhatris in Gadisar Lake
    Chhatris in Gadisar Lake
  • Chhatri in Gadisar Lake
    Chhatri in Gadisar Lake
  • Main entrance of Gadisar Lake
    Main entrance of Gadisar Lake
  • Panoramic view of Gadisar Lake
    Panoramic view of Gadisar Lake

References

  1. ^ Baghel, Ravi; Stepan, Lea; Hill, Joseph K. W. (2017). Water, knowledge and the environment in Asia : epistemologies, practices and locales. London. ISBN 978-1-134-86333-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b Dwivedi, Dr Bhojraj. Commercial Vaastu (in Hindi). Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. ISBN 978-81-7182-236-2. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ Bhatia, Vimal (1 May 2017). "This 4th century lake is all but dead". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ "गड़ीसर झील के संरक्षण के मामले में अगली सुनवाई 15 को". Rajasthan Patrika (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. ^ Vraman Sangi: India Travel Companion. Asia Publishing Company. 1990. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  6. ^ Rajasthan Geography. RajRAS. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  7. ^ Incredible India: Tourist & Travel Guide. Indian Map Service. 2007. ISBN 978-81-89875-20-6. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Conservation of Gadisar Lake: HC summons official". The Times of India. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Browse datasets | NASA Earth Observations". neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov. 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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