Parashar Lake in Himachal Pradesh lies between N 31°.45′.30″ and E 77°.6′ at the altitude of 2630 metres, 66 kms by road from Mandi town in Mandi district . Its depth and water content remain unestimated.
The pagoda-like unique rocket-shaped temple lies by the majestic Lake of Parashar and beckons us to the Rig Vedic period.
The tranquility of this shrine drags our inner soul to leave the world and stay here for whole life.
Great Sage Parashar is regarded to have meditated here and the lake is the embodiment of Parashar, a holy lake with a floating tiny island.
The study was made during 2009-10 in order to know the current status of wetlands in district Mandi. This study was mainly focused on wetland namely Parashar Lake in Himachal Pradesh based on a field survey of the lake and its surrounding area for its vegetation, physical parameters by use of GPS, and water analysis for water quality of lake was studied.
Physical Aspects: Rocks are sedimentary and the natural origin, cold water, mountainous soil, no land use pattern and it is used only as pasture land. This area is situated between the Dhauladhar and upper Siwalik ranges which run from south east to northwest of Mandi district.
This region is separated from Kulu valley by a mid Himalayan range called upper Siwalik. Geographical features of this area determine the climate and it varies considerably with the elevations. By virtue of its elevation, the valley may broadly be said to have a climate with winters from November to March, during this period snowfall is occur. However, from
November to the end of March, the area generally remains covered under snow and all activities remain suspended. Summers are rather showing, only from May to October. Water quality: water quality of the lake is good. No any type of threat is found. pH observed during the study period for different sites an average 7.25 Hydrogen ion concentration below
4.5 and above 9 is particularly injuries and unproductive. Beside being toxic to the aquatic life they react with the natural alkalinity of the water there by increasing the carbonate hardness and thus rendering it unfit for further use. Electrical conductivity (EC) 74.0 is dependent on temperature of the water and it increases with increase in temperature. EC is a direct indicator of total dissolved ions in water.
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This pristine lake with a three storied pagoda like temple dedicated to the sage Prashar is a backpacker’s paradise. Located at an altitude of
2,730 meters, the lakes deep blue waters are considered sacred. Prashar, a learned Hindu sage is believed to have meditated besides the
lake. In June a fair is held by the lakeside. There are several camping sites on the periphery of Prashar and many easy to difficult graded treks
to explore in the region. Prashar is 45 km from Mandi.