Kolayat Sarover (Kolayat)
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51 Km from Bikaner on highway leading to Jaiselmer
From Gajner its an easy drive to Kolayat - an old pilgrimage centre where Kapil Muni of the vedic fame is believed to have shed his body under a peepul tree.Kolayat has a series of charming marble temple, sandstone pavilions and 32 ghats (bathing places) built around a huge artificial lake which never goes dry.
Here one can see sadhus and pilgrms taking a holy dip, surrounded by the vast emptiness of a timeless atmosphere and the golden desert. On Karthik Purnima day a grand fair is held in which devotees from all over the country come to take a holy bath in the lake.
A famous pilgrimage spot with a temple dedicated to Kapil Muni (saint) Kapil Muni sat in meditation near lake. Muni was propounder of Sankhya Philosophy The temple is the venue for an annual fair held in the month of Kartik (Oct-Nov) when the thousands of devotees gather in a large number to take a sacred dip in the holy waters of the Kolayat lake( Kapil Sarovar) on the full moon day. Lake is considered to have the effect of washing off the sins of devotees. A cattle fair ,especially for the trading of camels is a part of he festivities.The town is connected to Bikaner by road as well as rail.by hari makar
From Gajner its an easy drive to Kolayat - an old pilgrimage centre where Kapil Muni of the vedic fame is believed to have shed his body under a peepul tree.Kolayat has a series of charming marble temple, sandstone pavilions and 32 ghats (bathing places) built around a huge artificial lake which never goes dry.
Here one can see sadhus and pilgrms taking a holy dip, surrounded by the vast emptiness of a timeless atmosphere and the golden desert. On Karthik Purnima day a grand fair is held in which devotees from all over the country come to take a holy bath in the lake.
A famous pilgrimage spot with a temple dedicated to Kapil Muni (saint) Kapil Muni sat in meditation near lake. Muni was propounder of Sankhya Philosophy The temple is the venue for an annual fair held in the month of Kartik (Oct-Nov) when the thousands of devotees gather in a large number to take a sacred dip in the holy waters of the Kolayat lake( Kapil Sarovar) on the full moon day. Lake is considered to have the effect of washing off the sins of devotees. A cattle fair ,especially for the trading of camels is a part of he festivities.The town is connected to Bikaner by road as well as rail.by hari makar
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Coordinates: 27°50'25"N 72°57'21"E
- JHAJHU REAVERS 8.1 km
- Gajner Lake 15 km
- Kodamdesar Bheruji Talab 26 km
- Jaimalsar Water Storage Tank 26 km
- Megrasar Pond 79 km
- Water Storage Tank 83 km
- Shekhasar Lake 96 km
- Madasar Lake 102 km
- Toba 109 km
- Toba 116 km
- bikaner dehh road 5.5 km
- Diyatra 15 km
- KODAMDESAR 26 km
- Sarah borla(re) 28 km
- D D L 551 35 km
- Bangrasar 39 km
- Mankasar 52 km
- Sheruwala 55 km
- Sheruwala 56 km
- Bhaluri 60 km
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