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This lake is sacred for Hindus. According to a legend, Nandi was born as son of sage Shilad, who performed a great penance near this lake. Upon penance of Shilad,
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1473:Naseem Bagh
1448:Nishat Bagh
1396:Sunset Peak
1386:Sirbal Peak
1376:Machoi Peak
1371:Kolhoi Peak
1340:Khushal Sar
1325:Satsar Lake
1315:Tarsar Lake
1305:Gadsar Lake
1275:Nigeen Lake
1265:Anchar Lake
1218:Kishanganga
1162:Badami Bagh
1127:Sonwar Bagh
1107:Karan Nagar
810:Sind Valley
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370:Gadsar Lake
345:brown trout
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88:Coordinates
1583:Categories
1478:Pari Mahal
1350:Khanpursar
1330:Kausar Nag
1285:Wular Lake
937:Awantipora
785:Margan Top
682:27 October
598:8 February
431:References
330:potentilla
326:blue poppy
293:Sind River
250:Nandi Kund
215:Nandi Kund
178:Max. width
160:Sind River
101:74°56′08″E
98:34°25′04″N
1519:Rajparian
1514:Overa-Aru
1359:Mountains
1228:Rambi Ara
1172:Singhpora
1147:Lal Bazar
1137:Hazratbal
1122:Lal Chowk
1117:Hazratbal
1007:Rafaiabad
962:Bijbehara
932:Hazratbal
897:Bandipore
887:Ganderbal
851:Baramulla
662:0429-9345
526:0169-9377
483:. Brill.
366:Bandipora
338:Hedysarum
272:Geography
244:Etymology
127:Lake type
1533:See also
1504:Hokersar
1499:Dachigam
1468:Kokernag
1426:Sonamarg
1421:Pahalgam
1270:Dal Lake
1237:Glaciers
1182:Kokernag
1132:Nowhatta
1082:Buchpora
1072:D.H.Pora
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