{"id":360298,"date":"2026-04-08T14:42:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=360298"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:42:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:12:58","slug":"nakki-lake-and-shaktipeeth-of-ambaji-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nakki-lake-and-shaktipeeth-of-ambaji-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Nakki Lake and Shaktipeeth of Ambaji Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Ambaji Temple is set to become a tourism hub with the Rinchhadiya Mahadev Lake project, inspired by Nakki Lake.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>About Nakki Lake<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_360305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-360305\" style=\"width: 443px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-360305\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Rajasthan-Tourism.jpg?resize=443%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nakki Lake\" width=\"443\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Rajasthan-Tourism.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Rajasthan-Tourism.jpg?w=741&amp;ssl=1 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-360305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Rajasthan Tourism<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nakki Lake is a lake situated at<strong> Mount Abu in Rajasthan. <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is recognized as the<strong> first ever manmade lake in India.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Height:<\/strong> It is situated at a height of <strong>more than 1,200 m.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Folktale associated with the lake<\/strong>: <strong>T<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>he Gods of Hindu mythology dug the lake with their nails to escape a demon named Bashkali.<\/strong> <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was earlier called \u201c<strong>Nakh ki Lake\u201d (nails)<\/strong>, which later became Nakki Lake.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<strong> also a sacred lake for the Garacia tribe of Rajasthan,<\/strong> as it is the place of worship and remembrance of their ancestors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People <strong>consecrate their nails in the lake during the time of the festival in the Shukla paksha<\/strong>, which is celebrated in April.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mahatma Gandhi&#8217;s ashes were immersed in this holy lake on 12th February 1948,<\/strong> and Gandhi Ghat was constructed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Ambaji Temple<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 353px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gujarattourism.com\/content\/dam\/gujrattourism\/images\/religious-sites\/ambaji-temple\/Ambaji-Temple-1.jpg?resize=353%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shaktipeeth of Ambaji temple\" width=\"353\" height=\"170\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Gujarat Tourism<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Ambaji Temple is located in<strong> Banaskantha, Gujarat.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <strong>named for the location of the temple in the Arasur hills<\/strong>, near the source of the <strong>Saraswati river at the south-western end of the Aravalli mountain range.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple was originally <strong>constructed by Nagar Brahmins.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<strong> one of the 51 ancient Shakti Peethas,<\/strong> believed to be where the <strong>Goddess Sati\u2019s heart fell. She is often referred to as Arasuri Amba.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The original seat of <strong>Ambaji Mata is on Gabbar hilltop.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known for not having<strong> a traditional idol but a holy Vishwa Yantra<\/strong> representing the Goddess. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one can see the Yantra with the naked eye.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Architecture:<\/strong> It has <strong>one main entrance at the front and a small side door.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple<strong> premises are surrounded by an open square called Chachar Chowk<\/strong>, where ceremonial havans are performed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<strong> inner sanctum features silver-plated doors.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inside,<strong> there is a gokh (niche) in the wall containing a gold-plated marble inscription of the Vishwa Yantra,<\/strong> a sacred Vedic geometric text and main object of worship.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>priests decorate the upper part of the gokh<\/strong> to resemble a goddess idol from a distance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Fair and Festivals:<\/strong> A grand fair is held on the <strong>auspicious occasion of Bhadarvi Poornima (the full moon day).\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year in September, devotees from across the country travel on foot to offer their prayers and seek blessings from Maa Ambe.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Ambaji Temple is set to become a tourism hub with the Rinchhadiya Mahadev Lake project, inspired by Nakki Lake. About Nakki Lake Location: Nakki Lake is a lake situated at Mount Abu in Rajasthan. It is recognized as the first ever manmade lake in India. 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