Lake Rakshastal

Rakshastal, or Lhanag Tso, is a salt lake south of Mount Kailash in western Tibet. A narrow stretch of land separates it from the freshwater Lake Manasarovar to the east, and the headwaters of the Sutlej lie nearby to the west. Hindu tradition associates Rakshastal with Ravana, the king of Lanka, who is said to have practised austerities here in devotion to Shiva. Its waters form part of the sacred landscape surrounding Kailash.