After a long wait it was the day to start my ride to Prashar Lake, Himachal Pradesh. Prashar
Lake lies 49 km north of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India, with a three
storied pagoda-like temple dedicated to the sage Prashar. The lake is
located at a height of 2730 m above sea level. #Wikipedia
I started to Panchkula at night from New Delhi, where a friend was waiting for me. Ride was thrilling and scary as it was a night time and it was cold. It was 6:30am when I touched Panchkula where a friend of mine joined me. After a small break at Chandigarh we continued to Prashar Lake via Pinjore and several villages on the way. Our next pause was somewhere near to Bilaspur where we had breakfast, clicked some snaps and admired the beauty Bilaspur lake. Roads are good but full of truck traffic which made us bit slow, somehow we managed to reach Mandi on time. Prashar Lake is 49kms from Mandi and road is in good condition till Baggi. Baggi is a small village from where Prashar Lake is connected by a trekking route as well as motorable road. In winter motorable road to Prashar lake is covered with snow and mostly blocked after halfway. We managed to ride few kilometers before the lake and from where we started our trek. Road was covered with hardened ice which made our feet slippery. It took around an hour to cover rest 3kms on foot and reached our destination around 6pm.
I started to Panchkula at night from New Delhi, where a friend was waiting for me. Ride was thrilling and scary as it was a night time and it was cold. It was 6:30am when I touched Panchkula where a friend of mine joined me. After a small break at Chandigarh we continued to Prashar Lake via Pinjore and several villages on the way. Our next pause was somewhere near to Bilaspur where we had breakfast, clicked some snaps and admired the beauty Bilaspur lake. Roads are good but full of truck traffic which made us bit slow, somehow we managed to reach Mandi on time. Prashar Lake is 49kms from Mandi and road is in good condition till Baggi. Baggi is a small village from where Prashar Lake is connected by a trekking route as well as motorable road. In winter motorable road to Prashar lake is covered with snow and mostly blocked after halfway. We managed to ride few kilometers before the lake and from where we started our trek. Road was covered with hardened ice which made our feet slippery. It took around an hour to cover rest 3kms on foot and reached our destination around 6pm.
The local temple is dedicated to Prashar rishi and it is believed that it was built by a small boy from a single tree. Guest
houses and hut is available for night stay at Prashar Lake but we choose
to camp under stars. It is advisable to carry warm clothes even in
summers as nights are cold and during winters the area might get
covered with snow.
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| Break at Panchkula after a night long ride. |
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| Panchkula. |
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| View on the way towards Swarghat. |
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| Bilaspur Lake. |
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| Somewhere around Mandi, Himachal. |
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| Towards Baggi, Himachal Pradesh. |
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| Beautiful village around Baggi. |
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| Snow covered road to Prashar Lake. |
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| Waiting for our dinner. |
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| Dhaba. |
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| Sunrise at Prahsar. |
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| Pir Pinjal range from Prahar Lake. |
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| Traditional huts. |
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| Prashar Temple. |
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| Prashar Lake, Himachal Pradesh. |
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| Our buddy of trek and camping. |
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| Bonfire. |
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| Dhauladhar Range. |
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| Dhauladhar Range. |
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| Time to pack bags and leave for Delhi. |
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| Night view of Prashar Lake from our camp. |
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| Admiring. |
