Pakshoding Lake is located to the northeast of Gedu in Chhukha Dzongkhag. It is in the pinnacle of Bongo gewog. The magnificent lake majestically swirls its waves in its beautiful emerald form, exposing an aura of wonders and natural illusion. According to intergenerational oral accounts, the magnificent Paktshoding Lake was formed by the spring water that sprouted from the borehole dug into the earth by wild boars inhabiting the lake’s areas.
The lake discharges from an area that resembles a silver bowl and the water that flows out is said to suggest the richness and wealth of the lake's gift to the people of Bongo Gewog. The physical shape of the lake is said to resemble Lord Avalokiteshvara's body, with the lake's north side displaying an offering of Mandala to the great compassionate Buddha. The ridge facing the lake is said to resemble a Gayal Oxen, locally known as the Bamen, as it drinks from the lake.
The lake is thus a sacred water body held in reverence by the people of Bongo Gewog, and by all those who have the good fortune to visit this sacred wonderment, a source of symbolic and real boons.
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