Lakes & Dams in Rajasthan
43 places in Rajasthan under lakes & dams. Lakes, tarns, reservoirs and lakeside camping.
Explore with dates- Ana Sagar LakeAjmer, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsThe 12th-century lake with Shah Jahan's marble pavilions on its shore. Ajmer's evening walk.
- Anand Sagar Lake (Bai Talab)Banswara, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsBanswara's town lake, with wish-trees and the rulers' cenotaphs on its shore.
- Badi Lake (Jiyan Sagar)Udaipur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA 17th-century famine-relief lake 12 km out, with a short hill climb for the sunset.
- Balsamand Lake and PalaceJodhpur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA 12th-century lake with a red sandstone summer palace on its dam, five minutes from Mandore.
- Band Baretha Wildlife SanctuaryBharatpur, Rajasthan · Birding SpotsThe dam that once watered Bharatpur, now a quiet winter birding lake near Bayana.
- Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary and FortChittorgarh, Rajasthan · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesDry Vindhyan forest around two reservoirs east of Chittorgarh, with a fort hotel as base.
- Bisalpur Dam & Bisaldeo TempleTonk, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA 12th-century Chauhan Shiva temple standing at the edge of the dam that waters Jaipur.
- Chambal Garden and RiverfrontKota, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsKota by the Chambal: an old park, a barrage, and the new lit-up riverfront.
- Didwana Salt LakeDidwana-Kuchaman, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA working inland salt lake with winter flamingos, on the edge of Shekhawati.
- Fateh Sagar Lake and Nehru GardenUdaipur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsUdaipur's everyday lake: an evening promenade, island gardens and the Pratap memorial hill.
- Gadisar LakeJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsThe tank that watered Jaisalmer for six centuries, entered through a courtesan's gate.
- Gaib Sagar Lake and Shrinathji TempleDungarpur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsDungarpur's town lake, with a carved pareva-stone temple complex and a palace on its shores.
- Gajner Palace and SanctuaryBikaner, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisA viceregal shooting lodge on a desert lake, with sandgrouse and blackbuck at the water.
- Jaisamand Lake (Dhebar)Salumbar, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA 17th-century marble dam holding back one of Asia's largest artificial lakes, 50 km from Udaipur.
- Jal MahalJaipur, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisThe palace in the middle of Man Sagar lake. Seen from the bund, not entered.
- JambhaPhalodi, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesThe lake where Guru Jambheshwar meditated, and the second holiest place for Bishnois.
- Jaswant ThadaJodhpur, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe translucent marble memorial to Jaswant Singh II, a quiet ten minutes from Mehrangarh.
- JawaiPali, Rajasthan · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesLeopards living openly on granite hills among Rabari herders. The surest sighting in India.
- Kaylana LakeJodhpur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsJodhpur's 1872 reservoir in the granite hills, where the city goes for sunset.
- KhetriJhunjhunu, Rajasthan · FortsWhere Vivekananda found his name and his patron, below a hill fort and above a copper mine.
- Kishore Sagar and JagmandirKota, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA 14th-century tank in the middle of Kota with a red sandstone palace on an island.
- Kolayat LakeBikaner, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA desert pilgrim lake with fifty-two ghats, at its best on Kartik Purnima.
- Lake Pichola and Jag MandirUdaipur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsThe lake and its two island palaces. Take the sunset boat from below the City Palace.
- MachkundDholpur, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesA sacred tank ringed by a hundred temples, in the red sandstone hills outside Dholpur.
- Mahi Bajaj Sagar and the hundred islandsBanswara, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA reservoir full of islands behind the Mahi dam. Go to Chacha Kota when the water is high.
- MatrikundiaChittorgarh, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesThe Haridwar of Mewar, where the region brings its ashes to the Banas.
- Mount AbuSirohi, Rajasthan · Hill StationsRajasthan's one hill station: a granite plateau with a lake, a sunset point and the plains far below.
- Mount Abu Wildlife SanctuarySirohi, Rajasthan · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesThe forest around Mount Abu: crocodiles at Trevor's Tank, bears at dusk, and the elusive green munia.
- Nawa and the Sambhar ShoreDidwana-Kuchaman, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsThe working western shore of India's biggest salt lake, with salt trains and winter flamingos.
- Nawal SagarBundi, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsThe lake that holds the reflection every Bundi photograph is built on.
- Pachpadra Salt LakeBalotra, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA centuries-old brine-pit salt lake beside the Balotra road, still worked by hand.
- Pavapuri Jain TirthSirohi, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA marble Jain tirth on the Abu Road highway whose lake has become a winter bird sanctuary.
- Pushkar Lake & Brahma TempleAjmer, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesThe lotus lake with 52 ghats and one of the only Brahma temples in India.
- Rajsamand Lake and NauchowkiRajsamand, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsNine marble pavilions on a 17th-century dam, carrying the longest stone inscription in India.
- Sambhar Salt LakeJaipur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsThe largest inland salt lake in India, with winter flamingos and a working salt railway.
- Sardar Samand LakePali, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA big reservoir with Umaid Singh's 1933 hunting lodge on the shore, and flamingos in winter.
- Sethani ka JoharaChuru, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA famine-relief tank of 1899 that still holds water, ringed with chhatris. Go at sunset.
- Siliserh LakeAlwar, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA dammed valley lake with a small palace on the bank, the standard stop on the Sariska road.
- Sukh Mahal and Jait SagarBundi, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisThe lakeside pavilion where Kipling stayed, on a lotus lake outside the town.
- Surwal LakeSawai Madhopur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsThe winter birding lake outside Ranthambore. Go at dawn, before it dries in March.
- Talab-e-Shahi and Khanpur MahalDholpur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA Mughal hunting lake from 1622 that fills with ducks every winter.
- Udai Bilas PalaceDungarpur, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisA pareva-stone lake palace with an Art Deco wing and a carved one-pillared pavilion, now a hotel.
- Van Vihar and Ramsagar sanctuariesDholpur, Rajasthan · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesThe old Dholpur shooting reserve, now two small sanctuaries with a crocodile lake.
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