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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.

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.