Salpa Pokhari (Nepali: साल्पा पोखरी) or Salpa Pond is a

natural lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

located in Dobhane village, Bhojpur District,

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. The lake lies at an altitude of 3443 metres and drains into the

Sunkoshi River The Sunkoshi, also spelt Sunkosi, is a river of Nepal that is part of the Koshi or Saptkoshi River system in Nepal. Sunkoshi has two source streams, one that arises within Nepal in Choukati, and the other more significant stream that flows in fr ...

watershed. Four festivals are celebrated at the lake every year on the full-moon days of ''Baisakh Purnima'', ''Rishi Purnima'', ''Kartik Purnima'' and ''Mangsir Purnima''. The lake is visited by

Kirat The Kirati people, also spelled as Kirant or Kiranti, are a Sino-Tibetan ethnic group. They are peoples of the Himalayas, mostly the Eastern Himalaya extending eastward from Nepal to North East India (predominantly in the Indian state of Sikkim ...

, Hindu, and Buddhist pilgrims.

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Lakes of Koshi Province {{Bhojpur-geo-stub