06.25.07
Rara Lake; Pearl of Nepal
by Rajesh KC
Rara Lake lies in the remote Mugu district of Karnali region in the north-west of Nepal. Officially the Lake is centerpiece of Rara National Park. But I would also term it as a pearl of the country. Rara, covering 15 sq km area at the altitude of 2980m, is Nepal’s largest lake. It is a clear blue mountain lake with juniper, spruce and pine trees along its shores. About 3-4 hours hike from Gamgadhi (Mugu district headquarters) takes us through forests and over alpine meadows with herds of sheep and goats.
A few years back, I had an opportunity for two nights’ camping at the shore of the stunning Rara Lake with abundant wildlife and great views of the snowcapped mountain ranges across the deep blue water…
सुन्दरताको भण्डार सहारा के खनाया यसै रारामा राराकी अप्सरा
हरपल हरक्षण आफ्नो सुन्दर रंगरुप बदली सबैलाई मन्त्रमुग्ध पार्ने विशेषताले युक्त शान्त स्वभावकी रहिछन् रारा । त्यसैले होला राराको छेउमा बस्दा कवि महेन्द्रलाई माथिका हरफ फुरेका थिए । कर्णाली अञ्चल, मुगु जिल्लाको सदरमुकाम गमगढीबाट करिब साढे तिन घन्टाको उकालो चढाइपछि आइपुग्ने दश हजार पाचसय फिटको उचाइमा अवस्थित १५ वर्गकिलोमिटर क्षेत्रफल ओगटेको नेपालकै सबैभन्दा ठुलो यस तालको किनारमा दुई रात बिताएर तस्बीर खिंच्ने मौका पाएँ ।
सूर्योदय हुनुअघि कुहिरोले ढाकिएको उपत्यकाजस्तो देखिने तालको पूर्वपट्टीको पहाडबाट सूर्यका किरण छिर्दै पानीमा परावर्तन हुन थालेपछि राराले घुम्टो उघारेको भान हुन्छ । तालको वरिपरि १५ किलोमिटर चक्कर लगाउदा पाइलैपिच्छे जुनसुकै उचाइबाट फरक आकृतिको देखिने यस रारा तालको विशेषता सूर्यको ढल्काइसगसगै रङ बदलिंदै जानु पनि हो । उत्तरपट्टीको पहाड चढेर रारालाई हेर्दा समुन्द्र जस्तो गाढा निलो र छेउछेउमा फिका हरियो देखिन्छ । र, त्यसमाथि बादलको छाया परेपछि झनै मनमोहक लाग्दछ । मध्यान्नपछि चिसो हावाको वहावले स-साना छाल उर्लन थाल्छन् र मध्यरातसम्म पानी छछल्केको आवाज आउन थाल्छ । चारैतिर कोणधारी जङ्गलले घेरिएको राराको उत्तर-पश्चिमपट्टी अग्ला पहाड, दक्षिण-पूर्वपट्टी होचा पहाड र अझै पर हिमाल देखिन्छन् ।
RAJAN DHAKAL,ROTANA HOTEL,KUWAIT said,
September 19, 2007 at 11:20 pm
hello rajesh dai,namaste
iam so happy when i see that beautyfull picture.verry verry thanks rajesh dai.when i feel sad,i always watch this picture then i feel happy,plz dai bring always this kind of beautyfull picture for who r staying outof nepal sadhaivari tapaili muri muri “SUVAKAMANA,,
Binod Rana. said,
September 20, 2007 at 6:49 pm
I really proud for the above pictures. hope it will get in-future also. many many thank’s.from Dubai.
Samridhi, Logan,utah, USA said,
October 2, 2007 at 10:59 am
I am going through your pictures and every time i see the diverse faces of Nepal and the Natural world captured in your photography, i am overwhelmed with the images. Thank you so much!
richa/virginia said,
October 6, 2007 at 3:17 am
yahi ho nepal, nepali ko ghar………………….jai nepal!
Sambhav, USA said,
October 7, 2007 at 3:51 am
Lake Rara still looks the same 30 years later with serenity and melancholy. I did spend three years of my mid-twenties enjoying the beauty, which also turned me into a poet at times. It really is ‘Rara ko Apsara’. I wish I had digital camers then to document chages in a day from morning to evening; regular camera was too expensive to document all changes.
Thanks to Rajesh K.C. for bringing this to larger viewer/audience.
roshan, Toronto said,
October 16, 2007 at 12:40 am
my country my pride
Ram chandra adhikari said,
October 16, 2007 at 2:09 pm
i close the sight then again opened, this act repeated for a long time because those photos of Rara lake are so beautiful. Rara lake itself is beautiful but the art of Rajesh kc added,more beauti for the lake. Thanks alot.
dev/ sydney said,
October 18, 2007 at 1:28 pm
really mindblowing pictures of nepal. we want more and more like this .. u r doing really great job keep it up
S Thakuri said,
October 18, 2007 at 5:54 pm
How lovlly Rara !
tika said,
October 20, 2007 at 7:32 pm
nepal is heaven
nilkantha paudel, Toronto said,
October 21, 2007 at 3:07 am
Thank you for your effort… beautiful pictures… it made me to virtually memorize of RARA as of 1994 when I was there. Please Keep it up !!!!! Decent work !!! SUGOI NE !!! ( In Japanese language)
Bhawani Shanker Acharya/chhaimale-1, KTM said,
October 28, 2007 at 11:49 am
All the pic. are so nice.
hem pun/aus said,
November 12, 2007 at 8:53 am
oh dai,
u took so beautiful scene of rara lake…thanks dai u did a great jobs for all lovers io naturala beauties and nepal. i beleive it gives a big contribution to attract foreing tourists and know how nepal is a beautiful coutry with flora and funa, lakes beside himalayan. go on dai, ure small contibution makes a big diffence in the process of development of nepal. And, defenitley we all guys with u.
best regards
hem pun /aus
sanjeev,dubai said,
November 25, 2007 at 3:00 am
Here, I come, rara.
nuwakot trishuli said,
November 26, 2007 at 2:05 am
wow so nice picture thnx alot rajesh dai ,,,,,yesarinai sadai nepaliko pahichan didaijanuhola thnx again ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,prabesh
abudhabi said,
November 26, 2007 at 2:16 pm
यो उजाड मरुभुमिमा बसेर नेपालको सुन्दर द्रिस्य देख्दा त नेपाल साचएे सोर्ग जस्तो लाग्छ thank u very much rajesh dai .
dukhan qatar said,
December 9, 2007 at 11:24 am
O so nice picture, I relly proud for the picture. NEPAL IS HEAVEN thank rajesh.
Djay.(Dubai) said,
December 15, 2007 at 6:40 am
Dear Rajesh,
ur all photo were megnificent & tremendous picture the one u collected, so keep it up.
Thank u for i felt in Nepal. After i saw ur picture.
Koshal Kumar Hamal said,
January 21, 2008 at 3:39 pm
I would like to thank to you for your great job and effort… Your every picture r much more fantastic and interesting… But Gamgadi baata Rara lake pugna lai 1 dekhi 2 Ghantamatra lagchha… you think about it … because i have gone their a lot time….
david/liverpool,australia said,
February 13, 2008 at 7:47 pm
maile yo photoharu mero yeha ko girlfren lai dekhako n guess daju usle k bhanyo,’ i’m arranging a program for holiday…david …you should take me to nepal all over possible.’ thumps up dai.
Boby/London said,
February 19, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Wonderful! Ke garne? Bikas ko B pani pugya chhaina area ma. Aankha ko lagi matrai ramro, bastabikta bhane ulto chha bhanda pharak naparla
durga bahadur thada magar,BAHRAIN said,
February 21, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Rajesh ji Namaskar.ati ramro photo khichnu bhayeko rahechha ma ra mero best friend Eric jones u.s.a. Army uslai pani yekdam ramro lagyo are. tapailai dherai dherai dhanebad chhare!!!
Prashant/Paris said,
March 12, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Rajesh G,
I am really proud of you for your best efforts to offer beauty of our country to the whole world through the eyes of Falano.com. Your work is really praiseworthy. Keep it up. Wishing you all the best.
Saurav said,
March 14, 2008 at 1:36 pm
How lucky u are being there and i am too by looking this pic and now i can say it speaks of us and our mother land.
Thanks Rajesh Ji
Dipak/Dubai said,
March 18, 2008 at 3:37 pm
what a photography……………
what a brilliant mind……………
what a pictures……………..
what a scenary of Nepalese beauty…………
Its really a topmost of the world………….
mind blowing………..
keep taking out photographs……………
Really a good job……….
kalpana, Canada said,
March 18, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Amazing pictures. Rara is heven on earth. So peaceful and sacred.
Thanks Rajesh for your great work. keep it up
dubai said,
March 20, 2008 at 1:23 am
rajesh bro,fantastic job. inoroble thanks due u have to make some imagine image regarding the rara lake .really after this iam obislly visit there. thanks .
Bipin and dilip gurung Brazil south America said,
April 3, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Rajesh ji,really emazing pict……..s…….how cooollll…………thanks a lot for ur this great adventure…….keep it up always ………and we hoping many more such as photos of our country’s in future……thanks again Rajesh ji…….
Mukunda Sydney said,
April 10, 2008 at 6:34 am
hay bro u did very gud job yar…..
this really make us very very very very fun n interesing .
good job thanx ver7y much for this good job.
EVERY BODY IMPRESS BY UR GOOD JOB BROTHER……
Koshal Hamal said,
May 21, 2008 at 6:26 pm
I like your activities ..Everything is so good. Best of Luck!
russsia said,
May 25, 2008 at 1:28 am
I’m very happy. This all photo all nice i like all phot.
I have coped all photo and i sow my all friends. Thanks for falano.com.
salindra thapa(sally) said,
May 30, 2008 at 11:17 am
i like those snap.even though i haven’t been to rara lake i enjoyed watching those photos. you have done great job. these days i’m not in nepal.
now i’m far from nepal also it makes no any difference beacause i’ve got nepalese sceneries.
Sushil said,
May 31, 2008 at 9:02 am
I’ve missed this place man…. Mind blowing . Good work bro. Keep on updating like this.
OP SINGH, DELHI said,
June 25, 2008 at 12:57 pm
You have done a great work.
Please tell me which model of the camera used and the settings.
I am interested to purchase this camera for my shootings.
Please keep on going your task.
Regards OP Singh, Delhi
krishna malaysia said,
June 26, 2008 at 8:42 am
u r gr8 rajes dai so tapailai rastrapati banaunu parchha sabai kur lai ramro banauna ko lagi
shreya/ktm said,
June 13, 2009 at 11:01 am
hi Rajesh ,
your photography is breath taking…..wish to visit this place
gud job…keep it up
Suraj/ London said,
June 20, 2009 at 6:34 pm
I really feel proud of being nepali and my country posses so many of the heavenly entities that can be rarely found in the rest world. Moreover I would like to express my thankyou to rajesh dai who has done a splendid job by capturing the hidden treasure which we viewers just could imagine of.kee it up dude.
ramjan thapa/bajahang/kalukhati said,
July 1, 2009 at 5:49 pm
HI RAJESH DAI,
I am very happy . this all photos very nice & i like all photo every thing is so good best luck & i like khaptad daha & patan very like .thanku.
Nobin Ojha, Okhaldhunga said,
July 5, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Thanks for these beautiful picturs. We are waiting for others exclusive pictures soon. OK Keep it up.
RAJENDRA GIRI bASJHANG said,
July 29, 2009 at 6:15 pm
THANKS, FOR BEAUTIFUL SEENS LOCATED IN PHALANO.COM. I REALLY ATTRACT WITH MY LOVELY RARA.
I LOVE MY NEPAL.