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Balsamand Lake
Mandore Rd, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342026 Phone: 0291 257 2321About
Balsamand Lake is a lake situated 5 km from Jodhpur on Jodhpur-Mandore Road. This lake is a popular picnic spot, built in 1159 AD by Balak Rao Parihar. It was designed as a water reservoir to provide water to Mandore. The lake has a length of one km, breadth of 50 m and a depth of 15 m. The Balsamand Lake Palace was built later as a summer palace on its shore. The lake is surrounded by lush green gardens that house groves of trees like mango , papaya , pomegranate , guava and plum . Animals and birds like the jackal and peacock also call this place home
