Rakshastal

E373247

Rakshastal is a high-altitude saltwater lake in Tibet, known in Hindu and Buddhist traditions as a dark, inauspicious counterpart to the sacred Lake Manasarovar.

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Label Occurrences
Rakshastal canonical 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endorheic lake ⓘ
high-altitude lake ⓘ
lake ⓘ
salt lake ⓘ
associatedWith Ravana ⓘ
basinCountry China ⓘ
climate cold arid ⓘ
connectedBy Ganga Chhu ⓘ
connectedTo Lake Manasarovar ⓘ
considered dark counterpart of Lake Manasarovar ⓘ
inauspicious lake in Hindu tradition ⓘ
contrastedWith Lake Manasarovar ⓘ
country China ⓘ
elevation about 4575 m above sea level ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of darkness and negative forces in local lore ⓘ
hasOutflow none ⓘ
hasProperty no aquatic plants ⓘ
no fish ⓘ
knownFor high salinity ⓘ
stark barren shores ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
locatedIn Burang County ⓘ
Ngari Prefecture ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
locatedNear Lake Manasarovar ⓘ
locatedOn Tibetan Plateau ⓘ
mythologicalRole place where Ravana performed penance to Shiva ⓘ
nameLanguage Sanskrit ⓘ
nameMeaning Lake of the Demon ⓘ
nearBorderWith India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
opposedConceptuallyTo purity of Lake Manasarovar ⓘ
overlookedBy Mount Kailash ⓘ
partOf Indus River basin (endorheic sub-basin) ⓘ
linked to: Indus River basin

Kailash-Manasarovar region ⓘ
region Western Tibet ⓘ
religiousTradition Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
separatedFrom Lake Manasarovar ⓘ
shape crescent ⓘ
tourismType pilgrimage tourism ⓘ
trekking destination ⓘ
waterType saline ⓘ

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