Amazing And Mysterious Facts About Roopkund Lake || Sekeleton Lake || कं...

Nestled in the lap of a snow-capped Himalayas, a beautiful shallow lake known as the Roopkund Lake is one of the most beautiful sights humans can come across at a height of 16,000 feet above sea level. Isn’t that something you will like to see? Unfortunately, hidden in its shallow depths is a haunting mystery that reveals itself at least once a year. Every year when the frozen lake melts, it reveals a dump of 300 skeletons which continue to intrigue scientists and common man alike. It is because of these skeletons, the Roopkund Lake has been given the moniker, the Skeleton Lake. Let us learn 20 interesting Skeleton Lake facts and find out the possible explanations for the origins of those skeletons.

The skeletons were first reported during the early 19th century but the news failed to propagate. Eventually in 1942, H K Madhwal – a ranger from Nanda Devi Game Reserve rediscovered the dump of around 300 skeletons and news spread like wild fire.

A team of researchers eventually found out that the skeletons were pretty old and cannot be of soldiers of an very recent and ongoing war2. With WWII coming to an end, not much importance was given to the mystery and the Skeleton Lake took a backseat.

Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit of Oxford University dated the skeletons and found they are from 850 CE. Unfortunately, no evidences of nearby settlements could be found and hence, it was proposed that the people who died were actually travelers.

Other theories that tried to explain the mysterious bones included a sudden avalanche or landslide, starvation, sudden disease, a possible enemy attack or a ritualistic suicide.

Yet another theory suggested that the people were not anywhere close to the Roopkund Lake at the time of death and that they dead bodies were deposited in the lake by the glacial movements.

A local legend was associated with the discovery of the skeletons. The folklore says that King of Kanauj – Raja Jasdhaval took that path along with his pregnant wife. A dance troupe and several servants were accompanying the King and the Queen on a pilgrimage trip to Nanda Devi shrine.

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