Hello Friends. Hope you all are doing well.
I
was scrolling Google+ page and found an interesting post about floating Phumdis. Have you ever heard about it? I
never, but it’s really very interesting to see numerous green circles are floating
on water.
When
I have seen the image of these floating islands I was wondering it reminds me the
logo of Audi cars and Olympic logo. Ha Ha Ha, seriously it is like that.
The
name of this amazing place is Loktak Lake situated in the moirang town in
Manipur state (Switzerland of
India) of
India. Imphal is the capital of Manipur 45 kilometers away from Moirang.
In
following image you can see large green circles of phumdis on the surface which
cover most of the lake area.
Phumdis
are floating mass of vegetation on the Loktak Lake creating drifting islands
and islanders who live off the lake’s bounty in greater harmony with nature. These
Phumdis of floating islands are made of tangled vegetation, organic rubbish,
and mud.
At
the southern zone of Loktak Lake, you will find the Keibul Lamjao National
Park, known as the only floating park in the world. Here you can find varieties
of birds and animals.
Here
is the list of top eight leading tourist destinations in Manipur. Imphal, Ukhrul, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Chandel,
Senapati, Tamenglong and Churachandpur.
Explore
more for sightseeing places in Imphal except Loktak Lake like imphal war cemetery, shri govindjee temple, ima
keithel women's market, red hill – lokpaching, ina museum, imphal valley,
manipur zoological gardens, iskcon imphal, sri sri radha krishnacandra temple,
manipur state museum, rkcs art gallery, shri hanuman thakur temple, shaheed
minar, three mothers art gallery, kombirei garden, singda dam, jama masjid, kangla
fort and loukoi pat lake.
The
majestic Loktak Floating Lake is the biggest freshwater lakes in Northeast
India. Loktak Lake is not just a tourist place in Imphal, Manipur. It is also a
source of livelihood for the rural fishermen. Fishing is the lifeblood
for the 700 families.
The
best time to visit Loktak Lake is from November to early March, due to pleasant
winters. March is coming so friends don’t waste the time if you want see the
magical view of nature at Manipur.
One
good news is there is no visiting time. So you can enjoy the beauty of nature
at any time.
I
am waiting for more information from the people who have already visited this Loktak
Lake, floating islands of Manipur, India.
