Experience the 7 Lakes TREK Like Never Before || Day 1 || Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir ||

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  • The Seven Lakes trek in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir is a trek to a group of lakes at an altitude of 13,000-14,500 ft, surrounded by snowy peaks:
    Lakes
    Sukhsar, Neelsar, Bhagsar, Katorasar, Kaldachnisar, Nandansar, Gunn Sar
    Location
    Girjan Valley, which borders the Poonch and Shopian districts
    The oval-shaped Sat Sars (seven lakes), located on Poonch-Shopian border of Pir Panchal range, seventy km from district hqrs., are located at a height of 3500 meters. These include Nandan Sar, Gum Sar (hidden lake), Kal dachni (dark water lake), Sukh Sar (dried lake) Neel Sar (blue lake), Katori Sar (bowel lake) and katanan or Sarota Sar (blocked lake). Nandan Sar, two km long oval-shaped lake, is the largest and most beautiful of all. All these seven adjacently located lakes fall in Girjan valley. The valley’s name “Girjin” meaning elf’s thunder, is derived from Garj means thunder and jin means elf. Hardly any day passes without loud thunders followed by light to heavy rain. But these aren’t the only lakes in the area. At a little distance, southeastwards, from these lakes, there is a group of five more lakes. Notable among those are Handu Sar (ram lake), kag alna (crows nest) and Janj Sar (marriage lake). Likewise, towards the northern flank of Nandan Sar fall two more lakes. Most of these lakes are located in district Poonch. Nandan Sar, the biggest, partially falls in district Shopian.
    The local folk stories make one believe that Sat Sars (seven lakes) are a living entity, each possessing a distinct supernatural power. To mention just a few among a long list of myths - One, these are six brothers and a sister. Five younger brothers are saved by the wrath of eldest, Nandan Sar, by the benign and persuasive sister, Kal Dachni. Two, If the carcass of a sacrificial animal sinks, it shows the sacrifice is accepted and if carcass doesn’t sink, it shows the sacrifice is not accepted. Three, bathing is strictly prohibited as the saintly jin (invisible being) inhabits these lakes. Four, if the red cloth is displayed around the lakes, the supernatural forces present in water start making loud sounds.

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