Renuka Ji is a place in Sirmaur District of Himachal Pradesh. It is about 390 kms from Delhi. The place has one of the largest lakes in Entire Himachal. Renukaji was name of Mother of Lord Parasuram. She was the wife of Rishi Jamdagni. It is also the birth place of Lord Parasuram. The place is holy and has history which goes back to the time of Puranas. Every year on Prabhodini Ekadashi a 5 day fair is organised. The lake is itself known by the name of Renuka Ji as is believed that she lives in the lake. I am not covering detailed history here. The same be read from the below link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renuka_Lake
The water of lake is considered sacred. I will cover the place in pictures with some details as the same is beautiful. It is a peaceful place well connected by road and few days can be spent here. The place is pure vegetarian as is holy. It also has temple of Mother Renuka and Lord Parasuram. There is another small adjoining lake which is named as Parasuram Sarovar.
I had visited the place with my family and enjoyed some peaceful moments here.
There are two set of temple complex here. One is in front of Parasuram Sarovar, which houses temples of Renuka Ji, Lord Parasuram and another one is besides Renuka Lake. You can enjoy daily evening Aarti here.
Stay Options
There are very limited stay options here. The best one is the Himachal Tourism hotel, right in front of Lake. The hotel is also named after Mother Renukaji. The view from the balcony of the rooms is amazing. The above photograph has been taken from the hotel only. The hotel is not well maintained and service is very slow, but manageable because of its location and stunning views. There are few private resorts which are a bit far away from the local.
There is nothing much to do here. You can take a morning and evening walk around the lake. The total distance is close to 2 kms. In the mid way you will encounter a small zoo, housing few deer, lions, a leopard and few sloth beers. The view of the lake while walking are stunning. You can enjoy boating in the lake. But wearing shoes is not allowed as the lake is sacred. Another interesting activity that one can do is feeding fish and turtles. The marine life of lake is very rich and there are plenty of cat fish and big fresh water turtles here. Catching fish is strictly prohibited. You will find plenty of small shops selling fish feeds, which you can buy. Beware of monkeys, they are plenty in number and they will snatch any eatable from you hand before you even notice.
There is a special place that needs a mention here. While walking around the lake we encountered a small place where water was coming from the mountain. This is called Sahastra Dhara (Thousand Fold Spring) and is considered sacred. It is also called Renuka Mothers Milk. It has mention in Puranas also. It is believed that any one who takes this water along with enjoys every pleasure of life.
Route
Delhi – Panipat – Karnal – Kurukshetra – Shahbad – Nahan – Renuka Ji
When I saw the title at first was imagining Renuka ji to be the name of a lady but was flabbergasted to read the wonderful lake and the glorious history behind her! It is indeed faith and beauty together. Do you belong to Himachal?
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I belong to Delhi…. but I spent my childhood in Himachal… I was in boarding….. It is very close to my heart….
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Lovely..the best place to be..I am in absolute envy!
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And the pics are awesome just like the place
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Thanks a lot for appreciating…..
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Waiting for more travel diaries from the lovely land of HP!
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Sure…. There are lot more….
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A nice blog, Sudhir. I’ve never been to Renuka but I’ve been so many times to Shimla and Chandigarh etc.
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you should visit once….. its a lovely place….
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So beautiful!
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Thanks 😃😃😃
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Lovely pictures of the quiet and serene place. I liked the fish picture a lot.!
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Thanks a lot Radhika
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Always welcome!
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😃😃😃
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I have nominated your blog for Bloggers recognition award….
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Thanks for the nomination. Feel really nice to be nominated so many times for this award by my fellow bloggers. But will have to let it pass as I have already been the recipient of this one. Thanks again Sudhir.
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How beautiful and the fact there is nothing much to do would make it perfect
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perfect to explore your hobbies…..in the lap of nature….
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Nice and informative post ☺. In the photo the fish are clearly visible. It must bean absolutely clean lake.. a rare view in India is guess
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Yes Prajakta…. It is not yet polluted…..
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Beautiful pictures and such a serene place! Thank you for sharing this experience! Eager to visit Himachal someday:)
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Thanks Divya for appreciation….. Whole of himachal is beautiful… 😃😃😃
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Such an awesome and serene captures 👏🏻👏🏻
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Thanks a lot for your kind words…… 😃😃😃
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My pleasure and I must say you have a wonderful blog, awesome captures… keep going 👏🏻👏🏻
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Thanks a lot …..😃😃😃
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What a wonderful place to spend time. 🙂
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Yes Jo…. It was beautiful……😃😃😃
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I would love to visit!
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this is a lovely place…..
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Wow, nicely worded..love your captures..makes the post all the more intriguing! 🙂
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Thanks a lot Roopa……
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You’re most welcome.. In fact thanks for sharing this.. will visit the place soon.. have been to Kurukshetra so many times!
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Its a lovely place….. serene and holy…..
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I’m sure, the pictures says it all! 🙂
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