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Roopkund (locally known as Mystery Lake or Skeleton Lake) [1] is a high altitude glacial lake in the Uttarakhand state of India.It lies in the lap of Trishul massif.Located in the Himalayas, the area around the lake is uninhabited and is roughly at an altitude of 5,020 metres (16,470 ft), [1] surrounded by rock-strewn glaciers and snow-clad mountains.
Homkund has become a trekking destination in recent years and those who trek to Roopkund consider this as another trekking destination, as Homkund is located near Roopkund. [ 3 ] Homkund falls on the popular trek route to Ronti Saddle, a mountain pass between Nanda Ghungti and Trishul.
Swami Pranavanand wrote an article named "Mysterious lake of Roopkund" on The Illustrated Weekly of India in 1962. Swami mentioned his finding of more than five hundred dead bodies at north western side of Roopkund lake. He also mentioned about local legend of king Jasdhawal and queen Ballabha sung by villagers of Wan village.
Image credits: CommonTaytor #3. Roopkund lake. A small lake up in some mountains in India with a lot of human skeletons in it. Not only that, but the skeletons seems to have come from at least two ...
Roopkund is a high altitude glacial lake in the Uttarakhand state of India. It lies in the lap of Trishul massif, located in the Himalayas. It is widely known for the hundreds of ancient human skeletons found at the edge of the lake. [16] The human skeletal remains are visible at its bottom when the snow melts. [17]
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