4/5 Nik C. 1 year ago on Google
We
were
on
our
trip
to
Kumbhalgarh
and
during
our
return,
some
locals
told
us
to
visit
the
‘Fish
Point’
in
the
nearby
village,
few
kilometers from
Kumbhalgarh.The
picture
that
came
to
our
mind
about
the
spot
was,
a
lake
with
colored
fishes
which
we
commonly
see
and
that
made
us
think
about
dropping
the
idea
of
visiting
the
spot
but
I
think
we
were
lucky
enough
to
decide
on
visiting
the
‘Fish
Point’.As
we
reached
the
spot
we
were
amazed
by
the
scenic
beauty
of
the
place,
a
whole
panoramic
view
of
calm
azure lake
spread
all
over,
the
lush
green
mountain
chain
with
clouds
hovering
over,
and
the
dense
greenery
was
right
in
front
of
us,
there
was
also
a
temple
built
on
the
ghat,
with
lot
of
curiosity
we
asked
the
name
of
the
lake
to
one
of
the
villagers
and
thus
came
to
know
the
name
‘Hammeripal
Lake’
.
There
was
a
‘ghat’
with
stairs
on
our
side,
as
we
approached
near
to
the
water
we
were
totally
taken
aback
seeing
the
giant
‘Fishes’
accumulated
on
bank
in
hundreds,
we
had
seen
such
fishes
for
the
first
time
in
life
and
seeing
such
fishes
in
our
native
Mewar region
was
a
fact
of
greater
surprise.We
purchased
some
‘toast’
to
feed
the
fishes
as
there
were
small
stalls
who
sells toast
and
other
food
to
feed
the
fishes,
we
went
near
to
feed
them
and
it
was
spectacular
to
watch
them
collecting
and
craving
for
the
food.Hundreds
of
catfishes
opening
their
giant
‘Mouth’
simultaneously
was
a
treat
to
watch.Some
wishes
even
came
out
of
the
water,
took
the
food
from
the
stairs
and
slipped
back
into
the
water
(watch
the
full
video).
History
We
further
inquired
about
the
lake
as
why
it’s
called
‘Hammeripal’
and
got
to
know
that
the
first
Rana
of
Mewar(Sisodia clan)
Rana
Hammir
Singh
ji
built
the
lake
hence
it
is
called
‘Hammeripal’.
It
even
has
a
crocodile
The
locals
told
that
the
lake
also
has
one
crocodile
but
it
remains
in
water
only
and
doesn’t enter the
‘Ghats
and
three
houses
situated
on
the
ghat.
How
did
the
African
Catfish
get
into
the
lake?
Giant
African
Catfish
at
Hameripal
We
were
inquisitive
to
know
how
this
foreign
breed
of
fish
reached
a
rural
lake
of
Mewar
to
which
an
aged
local
told
that
one
‘Fish
Contractor’
developed
this
breed
in
the
lake
for
commercial
‘Fish
Farming’
but
later
on
all
the
villagers
opposed
this
commercial
activity
and
from
then,
the
‘Catfish
Population’
kept
increasing.
We
asked
if
anyone
from
the
village
or
tourists
eat
these
fishes,
he
told
that
he
and
villagers
monitor
the
safety
of
fishes,
they
don’t
let
anyone
take
a
single
fish,
they
have
even
caught
people
in
the
past
stealing
fish
and
punished
them.He
told
that
after
6
PM
they
don’t
allow
anyone
to
go
near
the
fishes.
