Incredible nature

Friends, recently I had an opportunity to visit Lonar - small village in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, famous for the lake that has been created due to impact of a meteorite that fell in this region about 30000 to 50000 yrs ago!! The water here is not exactly salty, but it has a very different taste than sea water. There are no living beings, or many sea plants growing in the water except for some dried sea weed floating on water. Very surprisingly, there was a small puddle near the lake which had sweet water!!!
Close to the lake are some very old structures - mainly temples built by famed Indian architect Hemad Pant. Though our very own negligent Indian people have now reduced the temple to notice boards and name plates, the build, the carving of the temple are noteworthy.
What surprises is that the area is quite inaccessible, with extreme climatic conditions, which we don't know how they were in past- people took pains to build temples near a lake which doesn't have potable water. Nature is really incredible, the lake is locked in a perfectly round chain of hills that surround it from all sides, prompting you to think that it has been caused by a meteorite - though there are disputes on this. Though the water is not really potable, but it is said to cure skin infections!! There's a place close by which has a continuous stream of sweet water flowing, the origin of which cannot be traced!
I was really amazed to see all this and urge all of you to go visit Lonar whenever possible!!
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