Kamrunag Lake
Kamrunag Lake is located in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is situated at above sea level in D.P.F. Kamrunag which is between the Mandi State and the Suket State. To reach the lake there is an on-foot route from Rohanda to Kamrunag which takes about 3–4 hours and is about on steep mountain terrain and there is one other way via Chail-Chowk which takes about 2-3 hours from Mandi.
In July 2020, The Himachal Pradesh State Biodiversity Board announced that the lake and the surrounding area would be recognized as a Biodiversity Heritage Site. There are many medicinal plants, special trees and exotic animal and plant species in the area around the lake which will be protected once it has been declared a Biodiversity Heritage Site.
Folklore
There is an ancient stone idol of Dev Kamrunag near the lake, hence the name of the lake. People believe that Dev Kamrunag gives blessings to his devotees in exchange for their offerings of faith, devotion, flowers, coins or paper currency which they toss into Kamrunag Lake. Each year in the month of June, there is a big fair, where thousands of people from different places flock to see and worship Dev Kamrunag and take his blessings.It is said that Kamrunag Lake contains riches worth millions or even billions, but that no one has ever tried to steal from the lake for it is believed that Dev Kamrunag punishes the people who do this bad deed. The legend is that the lake is guarded by Shesha and he protects it from people with bad intentions. People from all over the world visit this lake and offer valuables to the lake for the betterment and fulfilment of their wishes. This has led to the accumulation of wealth at the bottom of the lake. People offer gold, silver, coins, and also currency notes to the lake.