manimahesh lake view
The lake is the venue of a highly revered pilgrimage trek undertaken during the month of August/September corresponding to the month of Bhadon according to Hindu calendar , on the eighth day of the New Moon period. It is known as the ‘Manimahesh Yatra’. The Government of Himachal Pradesh has declared it as a state-level pilgrimage.
Manimahesh range, Himachal Pradesh
Coordinates
32°23′42″N 76°38′14″E / 32.395°N 76.63722°E / 32.395; 76.63722
Primary outflows
Manimahesh Ganga (tributary of Ravi)
Basin countries
India
Surface elevation
4080 m
Frozen
October through June
Manimahesh Lake (also known as Dal Lake, Manimahesh) is a high altitude lake (elevation 4,080 metres (13,390 ft)) situated close to the Manimahesh Kailash Peak in the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas , in the Bharmour subdivision of Chamba district