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About Gadisar Lake

Gadisar Lake is a man-made lake constructed by Maharaja Gadsi Singh Ji in 1367. It is very scenic, with numerous temples around the lake and one in its centre. An ideal place for boating. It used to be main source of drinking water. There are many small shrines & temples festooned all around the lake [...]

Akal-Fossil Park(17 km)

Akal Wood Fossil Park is the fossillised remains of a forest that grew 180 million years ago. Close by is another pre-historic site – Kandiala – where there are undated fossilised rocks with tiny sea shells embedded, evidence that this desert was once part of the ocean bed.