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Excursion
Lakes
[ Hamisar Lake | Narayana Sarovar
| Ten Talav | Sahastralinga Talav
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 Hamisar
Lake
In the centre of the Hamisar Lake are the numerous royal cenotaphs
built in red sandstone. Some of these are specimens of fine carvings
on stone. Of these funerary monuments, Rao Lakhpatji's Chhatri is
the largest and the best preserved. With Maharao Lakhpat's death,
15 of his consorts too gave in their lives on the funeral pyre as
evident from the memorial stone.
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 Narayana
Sarovar
Narayan Sarovar is one of the five holy lakes of India. Narayan
Sarovar means the Lake of Narayan, a name of Vishnu. There are five
sacred lakes here. There is a temple complex in one of these lakes.
This site is the holiest of the Hindu pilgrim points in Kuchh, which
finds reference in ancient texts. The architecture is ancient and
awe-inspiring. Surrounding the Narayan Sarovar are 108 gaumukhs,
symbolizing 108 names of God, from which holy water issues forth.
Fully bloomed lotus flowers in the lake impart an inspiring message
of purity and detachment.
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Ten Talav: (10
km from Dabhoi)
This well constructed octagonal tank with stone steps and embankments
is symbol of a love-legend of Hiradhar Shilpi, architect of Dabhoi
Fort and a beautiful girl Ten. The legend says that Hiradhar was
madly in love with Ten and while constructing the Dabhoi Fort he
was secretly constructing Ten Talav for his lover. He was accused
of misappropriation and was sentenced to death and buried alive
in the fort wall of Dabhoi.
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 Sahastralinga
Talav
Sahastralinga Talav is among the many artificial tanks built in
different parts of Gujarat under the patronages of Siddhraj Jaisinh
(1093-1143 AD). The architecture of this tank integrated the great
sense of water management and sanctity of water in Hindu religion.
The tank used to receive water from a canal of the Saraswati River.
It had spread of about 5km with masonry embankments. There were
thousand Shiva Shrines on the edge of the tank.
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General Information on Lakes in Gujarat - India
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