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Dodital

High freshwater lake at 3,657 metres in Uttarkashi district, source of the Assi Ganga and home to trout

Photo: Sumita Roy Dutta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

01 — The story

Dodital, a freshwater lake in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, sits at an altitude of 3,657 metres (11,998 ft). It takes its name from Dodi, a sage who meditated there.

The lake is the source of the Assi Ganga, which flows down from it to meet the Bhagirathi at Gangori, close to the town of Uttarkashi. Freshwater trout live in the lake.

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02 — About

Coming soon

We’re still writing about Dodital: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.