Sacred lake · Tibet

Lake Manasarovar

Lake Manasarovar lies at 4,590 metres, making it one of the highest freshwater lakes in the world. Its name comes from the Sanskrit manasa sarovara, the lake of the mind, and pilgrims bathe in it as a rite of purification.

• The lake of the mind
• Ritual bathing
• Rakshastal, its dark twin
• Four rivers born here