The Mysterious Skeleton Lake | Roopkund India
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Roopkund or Mystery Lake is a high altitude glacial lake in Uttarakhandstate of India, famous due to hundreds of human skeletons found at the edge of the lake.It is is located in Himalaya. The lake is surrounded by rock-strewn glaciers and snow clad mountains. There are many theories and opinions, from purely spiritual to purely scientific ones, which explain the existence of these skeletons, which date back to 9th century CE. Because of these skeletons, the lake is also sometimes called as Skeleton lake.
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The skeletons are visible in the clear water of the shallow lake during a one month period, when the ice melts.Along with the skeletons, objects like wooden artifacts, iron spearheads, leather slippers were also found . One study identified the skeletons as those of Indians, and not of Chinese. Later studies placed the time of mass death around the 9th century AD (1200 years old).
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The local legend says that king of Kanauj, Raja Jasdhaval, with his pregnant wife Rani Balampa, servants, dance troupe and others went on a pilgrimage to Nanda Devi shrine and the group faced a hail storm with large hailstones, from which the entire party perished near Roopkund lake. More than 300 people have been found.
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Scientific tests revealed that the skeletons belonged to several groups of people, including a group of short people (probably local porters) and a taller group who were closely related.
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