Skeleton Lake Of Uttarakhand: A Forever Mystery For The World, Unsolved Since 1942

Ever been to Uttarakhand, you must have come across Roopkund. It is the beautiful, snow-covered, small lake situated in the Himalayas at 16,500 ft above the sea. However, it is famous for the years-old mystery which gave it the name- Roopkund: The Skeleton Lake In Uttarakhand.

It has picked the world's interest for two reasons- how those human remains are still fresh and visible, and who those humans were. To know the answers, several experts and tourists have visited Roopkund.

A few even stole the bones of skeletons as a souvenir from Uttarakhand. Very Strange! But the stories behind those bones are even weirder.

What Is The Mystery Behind Roopkund 'Skeleton Lake In Uttarakhand'?

The Many Theories Behind Roopkund- The Skeleton Lake

A few are described below:

The Unfortunate Tale Of Kanauj

Why This Story Can’t Be True?

However, the tale of Kanauj is baseless as the bones were said to include women whereas they are not allowed on yatra. Another reason is the diversity of groups as the researcher believes all those who died in Roopkund belong to different places and died at different times. This makes us believe in the second story behind skeleton Lake of Uttarakhand.

Skeletons Of Soldiers

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Another mysterious story that made Roopkund, a Lake of Skeletons dated back to 1841. According to this, a troop of Indian soldiers frozen to death on their way home during wartime in search of a safe place.

However, this can’t be accepted as true as the genetics study says the dead ones belonged to Europe as well. Moreover, no fighting equipment was found in and around the lake which again discard the theory.

Throughout a series of searches, researchers could not come to any conclusion and the search is, To be continued…..