Roopkund Skeleton Lake

Uttarakhand · India · Natural site

Roopkund, a small glacial lake above 5,000 metres in the Garhwal Himalaya, is known as Skeleton Lake: when the snow melts, the bones of as many as 600–800 people emerge in and around the water. Folklore tells of King Jasdhaval of Kanauj marching through the goddess Nanda Devi's sacred lands with dancers and finery, whereupon the enraged goddess sent a hailstorm hard as iron and destroyed the entire retinue by the lake. Research has shown the skeletons belong to several groups who died in separate disasters, yet mountain villagers maintain the slopes are guarded by the spirits of the dead. Trekkers describe an oppressive silence at the lake, where the bones still lie exposed among the scree.

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Hvor ligger Roopkund Skeleton Lake?

Roopkund Skeleton Lake ligger i Uttarakhand, India.

Opplysningene bygger på lokal folketro og vitneskildringer.

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