Kartok Lake, Yuksam, Sikkim India

Kartok Lake situated quite close to the renowned Dubdi Monastery is blessed with boundless natural beauty and the baggage of mythological background. Local people of Yuksom believe that Kartok Lake bears miraculous powers and it grants your wishes if prayed with pure heart. That’s why the banks of the lake are thronged by numerous prayer flags planted by the devotees. Legend goes that the first King of Sikkim Dominion - Phuntsog Namgyal was blessed with the holy waters which turned into the Kartok Lake.
This small but beautiful lake is always clean and the surface of the water is so crystal clear that it reflects the surroundings more translucently than the mirror. It is said that the birds working under the divine order carry off all the twigs, leaves and other litter that fall in the lake water and keep the holy lake as limpid as speculum. This vicinity where the sacred Kartok Lake is positioned is extremely calm and comely. The bewitching charm of the lake will release you of all your tension and deliver you rejuvenated and refreshed. Kartok Lake is a must visit place near Yuksom.