Once upon a time, a Brahmin from a nearby village cam to visit a lake, named Serolsar Lake, which is 5 kms of a walking distance from Jalori pass.While he was taking a stroll around the lake, he drowned himself.
Serolsar Lake is the residence of the Budhi Naagin – the mother of all Nags, dieties of Himachal like Shesh Nag, Kamru Nag, Ghunda Nag, Mahu Nag to name a few and she lives in her golden palace at the bottom of the lake.
The Budhi Nagin didn’t let the Brahmin drown and saved him. She even allowed the Brahmin to stay in her golden palace. After 3 years the Brahmin wanted to go back home, but he was asked to not tell anyone about the Budhi Nagin’s palace
The Brahmin’s family, who assumed him to be dead, was jubilant on seeing him after 3 years. Everyone kept asking him about his whereabouts for those 3 years but he kept dodging that question. But one day, he reluctantly told his family & friends where he was for those 3 years, and as soon as he did that, he died.
His family & friends were shocked. They wanted to go and figure out about the mystery of the lake. But on the way, they met with an accident and died too. It is believed, that ever since then, any of the Brahmi’s descendants who have attempted to visit the lake have never been able to.
Surprisingly, no geological study has still been able to accurately calculate the depth of the lake. Maybe because the Budhi Nagin wants to stay peacefully in her Golden Palace.
If you want to offer your prayers to the Budhi Nagin, do so at the temple located next to the lake,do not venture into the lake, she doesn’t like people taking a dip in it, or standing on it when it’s frozen.
The locals worship their deity and the lake. If they see you getting in the lake, it may hurt their sentiments.
That's the last thing you'd want to do.
