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Episodes of Lake Marathon: 11 Varuna Lake

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Every day is a day, you have never seen before.  - Anonymous  Hello! Salaam! Vanakam! Ni hao viewers! Last month I had a very good number of viewers from Singapore. I thank all my Singapore viewers for their love and blessings. More to go... I am back with yet another exciting episode of Lake Marathon. Today I visited Varuna Lake of Mysore. This Lake is quite near to Mysore city, hardly it is 13-14km drive. Varuna lake is know for its adventure activities and invites many tourists, especially during Dasar season. But there are also some bird watching activities and nature walks conducted in this place. So, let me give a walk through of what I explored in Varuna Lake.  Varuna Lake, Mysore Started by breathing the fresh air of the lake. Lake looks very clean, pure, less polluted and rich in biodiversity.  Avifauna:    Spot billed  Pelican: It is named so because, it has some dark spots on its bill. Also the bill is provided with a pouch which helps in rapid vibration to cool the body. Th