About
25-km from Mandi, and 14-km from Ner
Chowk is the Revalsar lake, famous
for its seven floating islands of reed.
It is maintained that all seven of
them can be moved by prayer or breeze.
Here are three shrines - a Buddhist
monastery, where elaborate rituals
are performed, a Sikh gurudwara and
a Hindu temple. It was from this place
that the Sage Padma Sambhava, a zealous
teacher of Buddhism, left as a missionary
to preach the doctrine of "The
Enlightened" in Tibet.
Located on a mountain spur, an hour`s
drive from Mandi brings you to this dark
jewel like lake. With water, woodland
and high hills, it presents a variety
of natural beauty. The spot is sacred
for Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs. There
are islands of floating reed on Rewalsar
lake and the spirit
of Padmasabhava is said to reside in
them. It is here that the sage Lomas
did penance in devotion to Lord Shiva,
and the Sikh Guru Gobind Singh also resided
here for one month.
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