Tau dhaha lake

Located on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Taudaha Lake is a famous freshwater lake surrounded by hills covered with dense forests. The lake is full of fishes and is also a heaven for birdwatchers because of the migratory birds in the area. As per a legend, Taudaha is one of the lakes that were formed from the waters of a large lake after a mythical character cut the hill behind it and let the water flow away.

Legend expresses that there was at one time a tremendous water body where Kathmandu presently exists. This water body was accepted to be home to legendary animals that were a section snake and part human and were perceived as the Nagas. Manjushree, a bodhisattva who was related to Mahayana Buddhism, is accepted to have sliced through a slope situated in the south of the Kathmandu Valley and let the water channel away to uncover the land underneath to utilize it for human settlement. The water, in any case, didn't deplete off totally and more modest lakes and lakes were framed in and around the area. One of these is accepted to be the Taudaha Lake. 

The Nagas were left destitute after the water body did not remain anymore and their King, Karkotak set out in fierceness to deliver retribution. To quiet the ruler, the individuals who settled close to Taudaha Lake assembled a radiant royal residence submerged, studded it with valuable stones, and offered it to the Naga King. He was incredibly satisfied with the motion however advanced a condition that no one would upset the biodiversity of the lake on the off chance that they needed him to run the Nagas amicably submerged. Individuals concurred, and from that point onward, no fishing or swimming is permitted in Taudaha Lake.

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