Category: Chandigarh
Sunday Boating at Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh
Sukhna Lake is a very popular tourist spot and a favourite of Chandigharians. Weekends see people arriving in groups to pass the time at this great lake.
Parting Shot, Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh
It will soon become brimful with the eagerly expected Monsoon rains. You can see the high mark where the washed stones touch the grass on the banks of the lake. Excessive rainfall fills the lake up to the promenade when they have to open the dam to let out the gathered water to a safer level.
Sukhna Lake, the Pride of Chandigarh
The wildlife sanctuary at the dam end of Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh.
Sukhna Lake is the attraction that visitors seek in Chandigarh. It is as famous in the region as the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Residents love to walk to the lake everyday. The whos who of Chandigarh love to be seen walking or joggin on the promenade.
The Lake is a man made creation or rather an existing small natural feature has been expanded to its current well manicured status. It is definitely an important part of life in Chandigarh. A day cannot be complete without a walk here in the morning or evening.
The lake plays host to Siberian cranes from the freezing north. It is also the home of well stocked fish which makes the place an angler’s delight. Fishing can only be done during specific periods of the year with a permit from the authorities.
Many features have been added including a Nature Interpretation Centre at the dam end of the lake.
Chandigarh owes its design and character to the creative genius of Le Corbusier famous architect and designer of buildings and cities.
If you enter through the dam side then you have to climb quite a number of steps to reach the promenade.
As a Chandigarhian I am very proud of Sukhna Lake and it has certainly been a big part of my life.
Disney in a Maidan
Event managers in India can create a replica of major buildings of the world including the Taj Mahal, Red Fort and The White House. People use these for marriages and other public events. Here Disney is created in an open field which is being used for a temporary amusement park during the festival season of Diwali in Chandigarh.
A game of cricket is in progress in the forefront on this Saturday afternoon.
Mango Park Colors Revisited
Notice the helicopter moths on enlargement . They are a feature of the monsoon humidity. The fields and parks are all lush with green and colors of flowers.
Haunted Look
Where can you find this at least eighty years old building in the Tricity?
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