Khajjiar Lake - खाज्जिअर झील

Co-ordinates 32.543666, 75.951469 Nearby Cities Chamba, Dalhousie Location Chamba State Himachal Pradesh Wikipedia Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khajjiar_Lake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khajjiar

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(2000 metres ) 22 km from Dalhausie and 23 km from Chamba ) A little out of Dalhousie is a beautiful, charming retreat that makes an ideal day excursion or even an overnight visit Far from any major town, this tranquil spot has a small lake in the centre, on which is a floating island Fed by slim streams, this small lake rests in the centre of the large glade of Khajjiar. The glade and the lake are held sacred to Khajjinag - after whom the place is named Khajjiar has the thick forest of the Kalatop sanctuary surrounding its soft green grass. It is 15 km long and 1 km wide. It is surrounded by cedar (deodar) forest This is like a magical paradise A temple dedicated to Khajjinag is also located there Khajjiar is also called "Mini Switzerland". The lake remains full of water in all the seasons and requires no rain water for survival.

Towards Khajjiar Lake : As you keep on moving, you approach the point ( see photo on the left side ) from where you can have the bird's eye view of the 'Khajjiar ground and the lake in the middle Honestly, it seems like a dream from far So you should stop at this point and have a view of this wonderful creation of the mother nature After that you move towards the Khajjiar Lake and the ground.