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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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1484:Naseem Bagh
1459:Nishat Bagh
1407:Sunset Peak
1397:Sirbal Peak
1387:Machoi Peak
1382:Kolhoi Peak
1351:Khushal Sar
1336:Satsar Lake
1326:Tarsar Lake
1316:Gadsar Lake
1286:Nigeen Lake
1276:Anchar Lake
1229:Kishanganga
1173:Badami Bagh
1138:Sonwar Bagh
1118:Karan Nagar
821:Sind Valley
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786:Burzil Pass
381:Gadsar Lake
356:brown trout
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99:Coordinates
1594:Categories
1489:Pari Mahal
1361:Khanpursar
1341:Kausar Nag
1296:Wular Lake
948:Awantipora
796:Margan Top
693:27 October
609:8 February
442:References
341:potentilla
337:blue poppy
304:Sind River
261:Nandi Kund
226:Nandi Kund
189:Max. width
171:Sind River
112:74°56′08″E
109:34°25′04″N
1530:Rajparian
1525:Overa-Aru
1370:Mountains
1239:Rambi Ara
1183:Singhpora
1158:Lal Bazar
1148:Hazratbal
1133:Lal Chowk
1128:Hazratbal
1018:Rafaiabad
973:Bijbehara
943:Hazratbal
908:Bandipore
898:Ganderbal
862:Baramulla
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494:. Brill.
377:Bandipora
349:Hedysarum
283:Geography
255:Etymology
138:Lake type
1544:See also
1515:Hokersar
1510:Dachigam
1479:Kokernag
1437:Sonamarg
1432:Pahalgam
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