TilichoLake:Bluish Nepali Jewel At Highest altitude In World

Tilicho Lake:Bluish Nepali Jewel At Highest altitude In the World

Tilicho Lake,Located in the Manang district of Western Nepal,is the alpine glacial lake situated in the conservation area of Annapurna Mountain range.

FactFiles Of Lake Tilicho:
1.Tilicho lake is the pride of Nepal situated at highest altitude in the world from the sea level(4919m).

2.Tilicho lake is the famous destination in the Annapurna Circuit Trek.

                  Annapurna Circuit Trek

3.Tilicho lake collects the melted glacial water from the Annapurna range  and donot have aquatic life in it.

        The glaciers from tilicho peak ar going           right into the water

4. Hindus believe that Tilicho Lake is the ancient Kak Bhusundi Lake mentioned in the epic Ramayana. The sage Kak (Crow) Bhusundi is believed to have first told the happenings of Ramayana to Garuda - king of birds, near this lake. The sage took the form of a crow while telling the story to Garuda.

5. In 2000, a Russian team (Andrei Andryushin, Denis Bakin and Maxim Gresko) set the absolute World Record for High Altitude Scuba Diving at Lake Tilicho in the Anapurna range in Nepal.

   Members of the team huddle together               ontheshore as a diver submerges.

6.Tilicho lake is established as the blissful lake of Religious Harmony.

    Buddha and Shiva stautues in Tilicho

Some photographs Of Tilicho lake:
7.Tilicho lake as seen from space :Courtesy  by NASA Johnson Space Centre.

  Mountains: 1) Annapurna I, 2) Tilicho peak, 3) Khangsar Kang or Roc Noir,
4) Gangapurna, 5) Annapurna III, 6) Khatung Kang, 7) Yakawa Kang

 8 . The magesty of the Himalayas is revealed as clouds lift from the lake.

9. Tilicho Lake from the west side with the Gangapurna in the backround

10. Stone stupa with prayer flags

11.Frozen Tilicho lake

12.Sunlight on mountain over Tilicho

13.Nepali flag in Tilicho

14.Aerial view of Tilicho

15.Tilicho seen from top of hilltrek

16.Tilicho from Camp

17.Reflection of mountains in Tilicho

18.Some other Beautiful Photographies of Bluish Tilicho