| Chandubi Lake | |
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| ʧʌnˈdʊbɪ (Rabha) | |
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  Chandubi Lake | |
| Location | Kamrup District, Assam, India |
| Coordinates | 25°52′47.17″N 91°25′10.56″E / 25.8797694°N 91.4196000°E / 25.8797694; 91.4196000 |
| Type | lake |
Chandubi Lake (Pron: ˌʧʌnˈdʊbɪ) is a natural lake located in Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council, Kamrup District, Assam at a distance of 64 kilometres (40 mi) from the city of Guwahati and is accessible through National Highway 37. The lake is located at the foot of Garo Hills surrounded by Assam and Meghalaya. The area is covered by deep forest, and dotted with small villages. It is a natural sightseeing and picnic spot. The lake attracts migratory birds during winter.
Geology
This lake was formed on 12 June 1897 in the evening by an earthquake that hit Assam. During that period the forest went down and became the lake.
Tourism
The lake's chief feature is the natural lagoon that has been formed in the lake. The lake offers fishing, and the administrators of the lake have provided facilities to go rowing in the lake waters. Chandubi Lake is a tourist destination, with some tourists visiting the lake during the Changdubi festival in first week of January. In this festival, local village people perform their traditional or cultural dance forms, and stalls offer local traditional food.
In Popular Culture
The psychological thriller Indian Hindi-language film Pepper Chicken was shot entirely in the jungles around this lake.
See also
References
- "Chandubi Lake". mapsofindia.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- "Chandubi Lake Tourism". assamtribune.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- "'Pepper Chicken' was an Opportunity to Project Assam and Northeast to the Mainstream, Says Dipannita Sharma". News18. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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