Machhial Lake, " A low altitude lake named on the name of Machhinder Nath "The Matayashaya Avatar of Lord Vishnu " situated in tehsil Joginder Nagar, district Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. "

Machhial Lake is situated on southward of Joginder Nagar town on Joginder Nagar -Sarkaghat state highway about 8 Km from Joginder Nagar. It is a low altitude lake situated at an altitude of 850 metres from mean sea level. The primary in flow source is Ranna and Neri khads and outflow to Ranna khad which is a tributary of river Beas. 

  Beautiful view of Himalayas from Chatur Bhuja

                         Temple Joginder Nagar

The length of the lake is about 200 metres and width is about 50 metres. The death of lake is about 5 metres. The lake is named after the name of Machhinder Nath , the Matashya Avatar of Lord Vishnu who got the sabar mantra from sun and further taught to Guru Gorakhnath, the founder of Nath sampradaye. The lake is sacred one. It is believed that skin diseases get cured after taking bath in this lake. 

             Beautiful view of Joginder Nagar valley 

A fair is held  at this place every year on Vaishakhi and local people of the area used to visit the fair. The place is a beautiful tourist place. 

                               Beautiful lake view

The lake is having fish live stock and people used to feed them to over come the bad effect of planets in their lives. 

                    Fish live stock in holy water

So this beautiful like has much importance from tourism point of view, one must visit, when feel stress due to rush of work. 

            Enjoy the beauty of nature on sunset

Always associate with nature for happiness in life. 

        

                                         By :-     Er. R C Verma