Lakes

Bihar is a sacred land, where there are routes of some of the biggest religions in India like Buddhism and Jainism. This is the land where Buddha attained enlightenment. The land with many religious beliefs, myths and legends is Bihar and all the basic natural elements like rivers, lakes and other natural bodies relate somewhere to these beliefs. Bihar lakes have a lot of significance over a lot of things; it bounds humans and also the surrounding eco-system. There are many beautiful Lakes in Bihar which attract numerous tourists for some reason or the other. At Bodhgaya in Bihar which is the centre of Buddhism around the globe, has a small but beautiful lake called the Muchalinda Lake. This lake is connected to the life of Lord Buddha and is celebrated place. Lake Kanwar in Bihar is another popular site, offering great tourism opportunities. Lake Kanwar also have a bird sanctuary which is a popular birding site in Bihar.

Kanwar Lake

Situated in Begusarai District(Bihar), Kanwar Lake is one of the most famous and eco-friendly natural lakes. It attracted variety of migratory birds which come from all parts of Central Asia during winter months earlier but now this lake has dried up. More than 106 species of resident birds have their home here.The lake can be visited during October and June.

Kanwar Lake happens to be the only potential wetland in Bihar which could have been included in the Ramsar site.

Muchalinda Lake

Muchalinda Lake is situated in the religious town Bodhgaya, which is one of the most venerated and holy site for Buddha worshipers from all over the world. In Bodhgaya, Prince Siddhartha Gautama sat beneath a bodhi tree and attained enlightenment. Muchalinda Lake is the exact place where Buddha was meditating in the sixth week of his meditation. During his meditation process a severe thunder storm occurred and Buddha was being disturbed in his meditation because of the strong storm.