Kunt Bhayo Lake " The nature 's beautiful creation in Dhar Vairkot beautiful hills of Mandi Himachal Pradesh.."

Mandi , the centre of Himachal Pradesh, situated between 31° 23' 50" and 32 ° 04' 30" North Latitude and 76° 37' 20" and 77° 23' 15" East Longitude is surrounded  by Kangra on North West, Hamirpur and Bilaspur in West, Arki in South. Shimla  on the South West and Kullu in the East. The district is having beautiful hills except Chauntra in Jogindernagar and Balh valleys in Sundernagar. 

The district receives highest rainfall in the state with an average annual precipitation of 2029 mm due to which the district has good forest density and greenery. 

The hill ranges of Mandi are Dhaula Dhar, Ghogar Dhar, Sikandad Dhar and Dhar Vairkot. 

District Mandi has many beautiful lakes of religious and tourism importance situated in the above named hill ranges. 

Today I  shall introduce my friends  with a very beautiful lake situated in Dhar Vairkot also known as Sar ki Dhar near  famous  Shari Nainadevi temple. 

This beautiful lake is named on the name of Mata Kunti mother of Pandvas who used to spend their exile time in these hill. 

The name of lake is " Kunt Bhayo Lake. " 

                The View of Kunt - Bhayo Lake

This lake is situated on the hill top of Rewalsar and above Patrighat and Goverta Village of Mandi district. The lake is at an altitude of 1700 metre from mean sea level. The depth of lake is about 15 metres. The Lake is just below Shri Nainadevi temple and is about 8Km from Rewalsar connected with pucca road. The lake is also connected with road from Patrighat side. The distance from Patrighat to lake is 6 Km but the road is unmetalled  beyond 3 km both the roads are in rising gradient when going to Shri Nainadevi ji temple. 

                     Mata Kunti TemplTemple

There is a small temple of Mata Kunti on the bank of lake. On another view of Kunti temple. 

               Side View of Mata Kunti Temple

According to a historic saying, when Paandva were on exile along with their mother Kunti ,came at this place then she felt very thirsty but there was no water on hill top. The Arjuna hit the ground with teer of his Gaandeev bow ( गा ण्डी व ध नु ष)  the water came out and this lake is formed and she quench her thrust. A local person, shri Dina Nath of Sar ki Dhar village also told this history of this lake and further added that at that ancient time, the lake started over flooding, then Arjuna made an under ground way to discharge the water from the lake with  hitting another teer (बाण)  thus Nakthaudi  (Nostal) was formed. from where water is flowing  and is being supplied as drinking water to near by villages. 

The lake has its historic and religious values related to Mahabharat kal.  Some beautiful views from this beautiful place are :-

        One beautiful view of Kunt Bhayo Lake

The kunt Bhayo is also called  "Neela Sar " means lake having blue water view. The lake has one Hanuman temple on the bank of Lake. 

    

 Shri Dina Nath  Resident of Sar ki Dhar village

              View of Veer Hanuman temple 

The place is some times covered with snow . The hill just half an km ahead having Monastery where Lama's can be seen saying "OM Mani Padme Hum " the hill have many caves of sages. 

The hills are pollution free, very cool and  peaceful. 

There is a jeepable road around the lake which needs upgradation, Government must consider it's upgradation keeping in view it's historic and tourism importance. 

      Beautiful View of Kunt -Bhayo Neela Sar. 

People from Mandi, Bilaspur and Hamirpur districts always used to visit this place, when visit Shri Nainadevi temple. 

The view of Monastery looks very beautiful, one must visit this place. It is a beautiful hill station to visit. 

The View of Monastery

I love Mandi, I love Himachal

By Er. R C Verma