Dodital

Dodital

Coordinates: 30°53′53″N 78°31′29″E / 30.89806°N 78.52472°E / 30.89806; 78.52472

Dodital is a freshwater lake in Uttarakhand, India, situated at a height of 3,024 metres (9,921 ft).[1] Dodital can be a great trek. To reach dodital one may reach uttarkashi by road and would need to walk to dodital here via bewra and other minor villages alongside ganga river.

According to one of the popular legends Lord Ganesha chose this place as his abode. There is also a temple devoted to Lord Ganesha here. Another name for this lake is 'dhundital' meaning ganesh ka tal or lake of Ganesha.

References

  1. ^ http://wildex.in/doditaltrek.htm
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