Panchāpsaras

Its name means (the lake of) the five apsaras, the celestial nymphs of Hindu mythology.

This lake is visited by Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, during his journey through the Dandaka forest.

[1][2] The Ramayana describes the legend of the sage Māṇḍakarṇi, who is stated to have created this lake in the Dandaka forest, the site of his austere practices.

[3][4] The sage himself is mentioned to live in a palace upon an island in the centre of the lake.

Rama is described to have observed that the air around this lake bore the fragrance of music, which a seer told him emerged from the songs of the apsaras.