Lake in Ladakh

 The Himalayan Mountains have always been a destination for adventure travelers in the world. There are many secrets hidden in the belly of Himalaya. One of the mysteries is a reservoir located in the Himalayas at a height of about 14000 feet above sea level.

This reservoir changes its color three times a day in Ladakh. This lake in Ladakh is called Chandratal. This reservoir in Ladakh is shaped like a half moon that is in crescent shape, that's why it is called Chandratal.

Chandratal Lake is often reffered to as one of the most beautiful lakes  located at an altitude about 4300  m in the mighty Himalayas. This lake in Ladakh is situated on the Samudra Tapu plateau in the Lahaul region of the Lahaul and Spiti district. It is the source of the Chandra River.

In the world, this reservoir is known as “The Moon Lake”. This place is crowded with tourists 365 days a year in Ladakh. The water of this lake is clear and transparent like glass in the morning. This lake in Ladakh changes its color in the afternoon and evening. The color of the water in this lake  keeps changing from reddish to orange to blue to emrald green as the day ends.The Silk Route flourished all over the world because of this reservoir, the reservoir area in Ladakh was once an important place for Tibetan and Ladakh traders who traveled here and there.

One famous legend is about this lake is that the Chandratal Lake  lies in the vicinity of a place from where God Indra’s chariot picked up Yudhishthira, the eldest of Pandava brothers on Mahabharata. This fact makes the lake sacred and thus, is flocked by a lot of Hindu devotees.