This is a place where Shiva, the first yogi became the first Guru, Adi Guru and conducted the first Yoga Program 15000 years ago to Saptarishis. This was a lake before the 2013 flood. The lake no longer exists. The lake was also known by the name of Chorabhari Lake as well as Gandhi Sarovar.
You can go close to sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.
How to Get There:
This lake is 3 kms North of Kedarnath Temple. After the 2013 floods, the route to the location is no longer maintained. There are several landslides on the way. Please understand the risks if you consider going to Kanti Sarovar.
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/WtDuHffPC5BoUMkg6
About Kanti Sarovar – The Lake of Grace
Lake Kantisarovar is about 5kms above Kedar. The first yoga program happened here 15,000 years ago.
In the yogic lore, Shiva is not seen as a God but as the Adiyogi, the first yogi, and the Adi Guru, the first Guru. He explored the yogic sciences here with his first seven disciples, the Sapta Rishis.
The legend goes that Shiva and Parvati lived on the banks of Kantisarovar, and in Kedar, many yogis lived whom Shiva and Parvati would visit.
The legend goes that Shiva and Parvati lived on the banks of Kantisarovar, and in Kedar, there lived many yogis whom Shiva and Parvati would visit. Many years ago, I used to travel alone for a month or two every year in the Himalayas. The first time I went to Kantisarovar was in 1994. Kantisarovar is the lake that burst out and came to Kedar during the 2013 floods. Today, it is being called Gandhi Sarovar. It is actually Kantisarovar. Kanti means grace, sarovar means a lake. It is a lake of grace.
When I got to Kedar after a long trek, I heard about Kantisarovar, so one afternoon, I set forth around 2 or 2:30pm and got there in a little more than an hour’s time. There was the lake and snow-capped mountains around it. In terms of nature, it is fantastic – this huge lake of absolutely still water, no vegetation and all the snow-covered peaks reflecting in the totally still water. It was an incredible place.
