The legendary Nakki Lake Mount Abu
Even though I’m An Abuite, I should be well aware of the origins of this fascinating lake at the heart of the city, but I’m not. I believe that it was dug out by the fingernails of some legendary character as a herculean task so that he could marry his lady love. Another theory is that this lake is a very sacred lake for the fun-filled Gracia tribe. This tribe visit the lake by the hundreds on their festival in Shukla Paksha in April or May to worship and remember their ancestors, and consecrate their nails, hence I feel this would be a more realistic reason for the name Nakki.
They say it’s a man-made lake. All along, I thought it was the cradle of an extinct volcano. If one observes the hills of Abu, one can only see fascinating larva-shaped rocks. Heck, I have gone off on a tangent. I was to give you an update on the critical water situation prevailing here in Abu. Have a look at some snaps I took a few weeks ago of the lake, it’s not a pretty sight.
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| Nakki Lake 29,April 2010 |
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| Another View of the lake |
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At a different Angle Nakki Lake 29,April 2010
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| Pathetic state At a different Angle Nakki Lake 29,April 2010 |
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Graylangur escaping the summer heat |
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| The playing field for the geese Nakki Lake |
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Gulmohar tree at the lake
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Scientifically, i.e.geologically speaking the lake is suspected to be the mouth of a very very old and now extinct volcano. The Abu massif i.e. the Abu hills)is, petrologically speaking, a volcanic extrusion from the depths which is somewhat younger than the Aravalli hills which stretch all the way to Delhi (the ridge in Delhi), hence the term massif - Just some blah-blah for anyone who is interested
ReplyDeleteIts sad to see this state of Nakki Lake. Hope the monsoons are good this year and helps restore the lake to its former glory.
ReplyDeleteWell, they should now be able to catch that croc escaped when Trevor Tal overflowed that prior year of heavy rains!!
ReplyDeleteits no use digging it now,they should have done at an earlier time
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