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Many of you might have seen this lake in Rajasthan.... Dhebar Lake (Also known as Jaisamand Lake).... But what's interesting about this place is this is an artificially created one and is the second largest artificial lake in the whole of Asia. (considered largest now as Upper Lake in Bhopal which was largest till now is getting dried up due to lack of rainfall).
It is located in the Udaipur District of Rajasthan state (45km from Udaipur city). It has an area of 87 km2 (34 sq mi) when full, and was created in the 17th century when Rana Jai Singh of Udaipur built a marble dam across the Gomati River. (Yes they built Dam using Marble) When built this lake was the largest artificial lake in the world.
The lake is surrounded by Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary which protects 162 km², mostly teak forest, on the shores of Dhebar Lake. and the sancturay has a lot of flora and fauna including panther, wild boar, deer, four-horned antelope, mongoose and various species of migratory birds.
The lake has a total number of 3 islands measuring from 10 to 40 acres (160,000 m2) each. The Dhebar Lake Marble Dam is 300 Meters long and is a part of the "Heritage Monuments of India". The dam also has the Hawa Mahal Palace (not the one in Jaipur), winter Capital of the erstwhile Maharanas of Mewar.
If you just read the story below, you just cannot imagine, how kind some Kings were and the effort these guys put to protect their subjects. And just cannot imagine how rich they were.
During the reign of Maharana JAI SINGH (1680–1698), there was a great need for water for cultivation in Mewar's southeastern corner. The Maharana emulated his father (Maharana RAJ SINGH I who built RAJSAMAND LAKE) by damming a small river, the Gomati, and building a massive embankment; the height of the dam is 36.6 meters. Jai Singh named the resultant lake JAISAMAND after himself - its often-used nickname is 'Ocean of Victory' ('mand' meaning 'ocean'). On the day of its inauguration, June 2, 1691, Maharana Jai Singh walked around the dam charitably distributing gold equal to his own weight. (No wonder the world used to and may be even now envy us)
Dhebar Lake has elegant steps leading to the water and marble Chhatri (cenotaphs) on its bank with a small Shiv temple that marks the grace of the lake. On either side are the palaces built for the past kings favourite queens.
The statistics of the lake is really amazing – 9 miles (14 km) in breadth, 102 feet (31 m) deep at its deepest end, a circumference of 30 miles (48 km), with marble staircases leading into the water. The summer palaces of the Queens of Udaipur surround Dhebar Lake on all sides.
Many of you might have seen this lake in Rajasthan.... Dhebar Lake (Also known as Jaisamand Lake).... But what's interesting about this place is this is an artificially created one and is the second largest artificial lake in the whole of Asia. (considered largest now as Upper Lake in Bhopal which was largest till now is getting dried up due to lack of rainfall).
It is located in the Udaipur District of Rajasthan state (45km from Udaipur city). It has an area of 87 km2 (34 sq mi) when full, and was created in the 17th century when Rana Jai Singh of Udaipur built a marble dam across the Gomati River. (Yes they built Dam using Marble) When built this lake was the largest artificial lake in the world.
The lake is surrounded by Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary which protects 162 km², mostly teak forest, on the shores of Dhebar Lake. and the sancturay has a lot of flora and fauna including panther, wild boar, deer, four-horned antelope, mongoose and various species of migratory birds.
The lake has a total number of 3 islands measuring from 10 to 40 acres (160,000 m2) each. The Dhebar Lake Marble Dam is 300 Meters long and is a part of the "Heritage Monuments of India". The dam also has the Hawa Mahal Palace (not the one in Jaipur), winter Capital of the erstwhile Maharanas of Mewar.
If you just read the story below, you just cannot imagine, how kind some Kings were and the effort these guys put to protect their subjects. And just cannot imagine how rich they were.
During the reign of Maharana JAI SINGH (1680–1698), there was a great need for water for cultivation in Mewar's southeastern corner. The Maharana emulated his father (Maharana RAJ SINGH I who built RAJSAMAND LAKE) by damming a small river, the Gomati, and building a massive embankment; the height of the dam is 36.6 meters. Jai Singh named the resultant lake JAISAMAND after himself - its often-used nickname is 'Ocean of Victory' ('mand' meaning 'ocean'). On the day of its inauguration, June 2, 1691, Maharana Jai Singh walked around the dam charitably distributing gold equal to his own weight. (No wonder the world used to and may be even now envy us)
Dhebar Lake has elegant steps leading to the water and marble Chhatri (cenotaphs) on its bank with a small Shiv temple that marks the grace of the lake. On either side are the palaces built for the past kings favourite queens.
The statistics of the lake is really amazing – 9 miles (14 km) in breadth, 102 feet (31 m) deep at its deepest end, a circumference of 30 miles (48 km), with marble staircases leading into the water. The summer palaces of the Queens of Udaipur surround Dhebar Lake on all sides.
Incase you have not seen this during your Rajasthan visit you should include it the next time.
INCREDIBLE BHARATHA
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