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1.rupkund. Roopkund (locally known as Mystery Lake)[1] is a high altitude glacial lake in the Uttarakhand state of India. The area is uninhabited, located in the Himalayas at an altitude of 5,029 metres (16,499 feet) The human skeletons were rediscovered in 1942 by a Nanda Devi game reserve ranger H K Madhwal, which date back to 9th century CE. Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology at Hyderabad conducted DNA tests resulting 70%of skeletons showing iranian origin and 30% local. according to local legend king of Kanauj, Raja Jasdhaval, with his pregnant wife, Rani Balampa, their servants, a dance troupe and others went on a pilgrimage to Nanda Devi shrine, and the group faced a storm with large hailstones, from which the entire party perished near Roopkund lake. 2.loktak manipur Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in North -East India is famous for the phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil, and organic matters at various stages of decomposition) floating over it. The largest single mass of phumdi is in the southeastern part of the lake, covering an area of 40 km2 (15.4 sq mi) bout 4,000 people live in these floating huts, earning their living as fishermen. 3.jatinga asam sept,oct Jatingaa village on a ridge, is located in Dima Hasao District, Assam State in India. It is most famous for the phenomenon of birds "committing suicide”. After monsoon season, usually in September and October and only occurring on moonless nights, 44 species of bird in Jatinga suddenly become disturbed and disoriented, the birds plunge toward the torches and lights of the cities. However, the term suicide is a misnomer for a couple of reasons. theory suggests that the weather of the region leads to "changes in the magnetic qualities of the underground water" causing the birds disoriented state.