Rakshastal

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Rakshastal is a high-altitude saltwater lake in Tibet, known in Hindu and Buddhist traditions as a dark, inauspicious counterpart to the sacred Lake Manasarovar.

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Rakshastal canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf endorheic lake
high-altitude lake
lake
salt lake
associatedWith Ravana
basinCountry China
climate cold arid
connectedBy Ganga Chhu
connectedTo Lake Manasarovar
considered dark counterpart of Lake Manasarovar
inauspicious lake in Hindu tradition
contrastedWith Lake Manasarovar
country China
elevation about 4575 m above sea level
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of darkness and negative forces in local lore
hasOutflow none
hasProperty no aquatic plants
no fish
knownFor high salinity
stark barren shores
strong winds
locatedIn Burang County
Ngari Prefecture
Tibet Autonomous Region
locatedNear Lake Manasarovar
locatedOn Tibetan Plateau
mythologicalRole place where Ravana performed penance to Shiva
nameLanguage Sanskrit
nameMeaning Lake of the Demon
nearBorderWith India
Nepal
opposedConceptuallyTo purity of Lake Manasarovar
overlookedBy Mount Kailash
partOf Indus River basin
surface form: Indus River basin (endorheic sub-basin)

Lake Manasarovar region
surface form: Kailash-Manasarovar region
region Western Tibet
religiousTradition Buddhism
Hinduism
separatedFrom Lake Manasarovar
shape crescent
tourismType pilgrimage tourism
trekking destination
waterType saline

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