Gadisar Lake
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Gadisar Lake (also called Gadsisar Lake) is an artificial lake in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. It was built by the founder of Jaisalmer, Rawal Jaisal Bhati in 1156 AD and later rebuilt by his successor Rawal Gadsi Bhati around 1367 AD. The lake is located about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from Jaisalmer Fort. It is said that this lake once provided water to the entire city. Presently, the water comes in the Gadisar Lake from Indira Gandhi Canal, so it never dries.
Etymology
The name Gadisar is derived from "Gadsi," referring to Rawal Gadsi Bhati, the ruler of Jaisalmer who rebuilt the lake in the 14th century. The suffix sar (Sanskrit: सरः, saraḥ) means "lake" or "waterbody" in Sanskrit.
History
Gadisar lake is an artificial lake. It is located in the southern part of the city of Jaisalmer. This lake was built by the founder King of Jaisalmer Rawal Jaisal. Due to this, it was also called Jaisalasar Lake earlier. At that time it was the only water source of the Jaisalmer region. Later the lake was rebuilt by Gadsi Singh and after that it was renamed as Gadisar Lake. The lake also has many chhatris and shrines of Hindu Gods and goddesses.
Climate
| Gadisar Lake | |||||||||||
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| Gadisar Lake Climate chart (explanation) J F M A M J J A S O N D 1 27 8 10 33 12 7 38 17 19 45 23 16 44 28 17 42 30 56 37 25 87 35 23 82 41 26 1 42 22 1 35 15 1 28 9 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mmSource: Imperial conversion JFMAMJJASOND 0 81 46 0.4 91 54 0.3 100 63 0.7 113 73 0.6 111 82 0.7 108 86 2.2 99 77 3.4 95 73 3.2 106 79 0 108 72 0 95 59 0 82 48 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches | |||||||||||
| Climate chart (explanation) | |||||||||||
| J F M A M J J A S O N D 1 27 8 10 33 12 7 38 17 19 45 23 16 44 28 17 42 30 56 37 25 87 35 23 82 41 26 1 42 22 1 35 15 1 28 9 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mmSource: | |||||||||||
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| 1 27 8 | 10 33 12 | 7 38 17 | 19 45 23 | 16 44 28 | 17 42 30 | 56 37 25 | 87 35 23 | 82 41 26 | 1 42 22 | 1 35 15 | 1 28 9 |
| █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C | |||||||||||
| █ Precipitation totals in mm | |||||||||||
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| Imperial conversion JFMAMJJASOND 0 81 46 0.4 91 54 0.3 100 63 0.7 113 73 0.6 111 82 0.7 108 86 2.2 99 77 3.4 95 73 3.2 106 79 0 108 72 0 95 59 0 82 48 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches | |||||||||||
| Imperial conversion | |||||||||||
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| 0 81 46 | 0.4 91 54 | 0.3 100 63 | 0.7 113 73 | 0.6 111 82 | 0.7 108 86 | 2.2 99 77 | 3.4 95 73 | 3.2 106 79 | 0 108 72 | 0 95 59 | 0 82 48 |
| █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F | |||||||||||
| █ Precipitation totals in inches |
Photo gallery
- Early morning view of the Gadisar Lake
- Chhatris in Gadisar Lake
- Chhatri in Gadisar Lake
- Main entrance of Gadisar Lake
- Ducks at Gadisar Lake
- Panoramic view of Gadisar Lake
- Early morning view of a chhatri in Gadisar Lake