A natural marvel of India: Jaipur's Sambhar Salt Lake

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The country’s largest and most popular inland salt lake is Sambhar Salt Lake. Located in the Thar Desert, this natural beauty is definitely a sight of marvel in a desolate and barren sandy expanse. The lake is bowl-shaped and is on the southwest side of Jaipur, surrounding Sambhar Lake Town. According to legend, the goddess of Chauhan Rajputs, Shakambhari Devi turned a lush green forest into a silver plain as a reward for services done for her. Since the locals feared that the greed would eventually overcome the people, the goddess turned the plain of silver into this gorgeous lake. The lake shore houses a temple that is devoted to this goddess.

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