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{{short description|Lake in Himachal Pradesh, India}}

'''Kamrunag Lake''' is located in the [[Mandi district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]], India. It is situated at {{cvt|3334|m|ft}} above [[sea level]] in ''D.P.F. Kamrunag'' which is between the ''Mandi State'' and the ''Suket State'' . To reach the lake there is an on-foot route from Rohanda to Kamrunag which takes about 3–4 hours and is about {{cvt|6|km|mi}} on steep mountain terrain and there is one other way via Chail-Chowk which takes about 2-3 hours from Mandi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KAMRUNAG LAKE {{!}} District Mandi, Government of Himachal Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://hpmandi.nic.in/tourist-place/kamrunag-lake/ |access-date=2022-01-08|language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2020, The Himachal Pradesh State Biodiversity Board announced that the lake and the surrounding area would be recognized as a [[Biodiversity Heritage Site]]. There are many [[medicinal plants]], special trees and exotic animal and plant species in the area around the lake which will be protected once it has been declared a Biodiversity Heritage Site.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Kamrunag lake area in Himachal's Mandi set to be biodiversity heritage site |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/kamrunag-lake-area-set-to-be-biodiversity-heritage-site-111867 |access-date=2022-01-05 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en |archive-date=2022-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105163639/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/kamrunag-lake-area-set-to-be-biodiversity-heritage-site-111867 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Folklore==
There is an ancient stone idol of ''Dev Kamrunag'' near the lake, hence the name of the lake. People believe that ''Dev Kamrunag'' gives blessings to his devotees in exchange for their offerings of faith, devotion, flowers, coins or paper currency which they toss into Kamrunag Lake. Each year in the month of June, there is a big fair, where thousands of people from different places flock to see and worship ''Dev Kamrunag'' and take his blessings.

It is said that Kamrunag Lake contains riches worth millions or even billions, but that no one has ever tried to steal from the lake for it is believed that ''Dev Kamrunag'' punishes the people who do this bad deed. The legend is that the lake is guarded by [[Shesha]] and he protects it from people with bad intentions. People from all over the world visit this lake and offer valuables to the lake for the betterment and fulfilment of their wishes. This has led to the accumulation of wealth at the bottom of the lake. People offer [[gold]], [[silver]], [[coin]]s, and also [[currency]] notes to the lake.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Himachal की Kamrunag Lake में छिपा है अरबों का खजाना, लेकिन इस कारण निकालने की कोई नहीं करता हिम्‍मत |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/treasure-of-billions-is-hidden-in-himachals-kamrunag-lake-but-no-one-tries-to-extract-it/928992 |access-date=2022-01-08 |website=Zee News |language=hi}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
The lake has its name because of a story from [[Mahabharata]]. It is said that [[Barbarika]], the son of [[Ghatotkacha]] and [[Ahilawati]], wanted to fight in the war and asked for permission from his mother. His mother then told him to fight for the side which was losing the war. [[Krishna|Lord Krishna]], after hearing about this, went to Barbarika to test him, as he already knew that the [[Kaurava]] side was going to lose the war in the end. Krishna took the form of a [[Brahman]] and challenged him to pierce all the leaves of a nearby [[Ficus religiosa|Peepal tree]]. As Barbarika took out an arrow to shoot, Lord Krishna stepped on a leaf and kept it under his foot. After the arrow pierced all the leaves on the tree, it turned to pierce the last one which was under Lord Krishna's foot. He quickly stepped away from it and the arrow pierced the leaf. After this, Lord Krishna devised a plan: he asked for [[alms]] from Barbarika and made him promise to give anything he asked for. After he made the promise, Lord Krishna returned to his original form and asked Barbarika his head. Barbarika agreed to this and asked Lord Krishna for one request, which was to let him watch the Mahabharata. Lord Krishna took his head to the battlefield and let him watch the battle. After the battle was over Lord Krishna blessed him that he will be worshipped as [[Khatushyam Temple|Khatu Shyam]] and his body will be worshipped as Kamru.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-08 |title=Kamrunag Lake- देवता को भोग के बाद झील में भेंट किए जाते हैं सोना-चांदी |url=https://www.punjabkesari.in/dharm/news/kamrunag-lake-1396606 |access-date=2022-01-08 |website=punjabkesari}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Lakes of Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Biodiversity Heritage Sites of India]]

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Shawnzus at 05:54, 19 March 2025