Loktak Lake

3. Loktak Lake, Manipur: The largest freshwater lake in Northeast India, Loktak Lake is renowned for its floating islands called "phumdis." Visitors can take a boat ride to explore these unique ecosystems, spot rare bird species, and witness the traditional fishing practices of the local communities living around the lake.

The Keibul Lamjao National Park is the only floating wildlife refuge in the world, floating on the waters of Loktak Lake in Manipur. The park is a wetland ecosystem and is well-known for the patches and rings of biomass known as phumdis. A phumdi is a floating carpet of dead and decaying vegetation that covers about a fifth of a lake's surface. On these phumdis, tall reeds and grasses flourish, frequently growing as high as 15 feet. The sangai, or brow-antlered deer, has no other natural home outside of the Keibul Lamjao National Park. It serves as Manipur's national emblem.

    लोकटक झील पर्यटको के लिये मणिपुर का खजाना है।ये झील देखने में खूबसूरत होने के साथ एक अद्भुत विशेषता से भरी हुई है। लोकटक झील एक ऐसी झील है जिसे फ्लोटिंग झील भी कहा जाता है क्योंकि ये विश्व की एकलौती ऐसी झील है जो तैरती हुई दिखाई देती है।

I took a shared auto back for Moirang and then another one from Moirang to reach Loktak Lake. I had to wait again to share the boat ride. Taking the ride alone was coming out to be a bit much. The same family reached the lake after a few minutes. We bought tickets and went ahead for the ride. Hope either of us would have discussed about the next destination, but travelling locally has its own charm as well.Loktak lake is one of the most serene areas you will ever see. Clear water, clean air, no buildings in sight, no noise and possibly no other human being (apart from people in our boat and the staff). They are a few things I look forward to while taking such rides and Loktak surely made its mark. Kindly don't spoil its serenity.Took the auto back to Moirang. Had lunch and happy to say that I could finally find Indian bread to eat. As the bus was ready to depart for Ima Market, I boarded it and reached the destination in a little more than an hour.

11. મણિપુરનુ લોકતક તળાવજો તમને પૃથ્વી પર સ્વર્ગ જોવાની ઇચ્છા છે અને ભગવાન દ્વારા રચિત સુંદર સ્થાનોને કેદ કરવા માંગતા હો, તો પછી લોકતક તળાવ પર આવો. આ ચમત્કારિક તળાવ મણિપુરના લોકોની જીવનશૈલી છે. આ તળાવ એ જાતે જ એક આખું ટાપુ ઉભું કર્યું છે જેને ફૂમદી તરીકે ઓળખાય છે.આ ટાપુ કીબુલ લમજાઓ નેશનલ પાર્ક હેઠળ આવે છે, જે આખા વિશ્વમાં એકમાત્ર તરતું રાષ્ટ્રીય ઉદ્યાન પણ છે. સ્વર્ગ અને નસીબ અહીંથી છે.