Gurudongmar Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world and in India, at an elevation of 5,430 m (17,800 feet) according to the Government of Sikkim. It is located in the Great Himalayas in the Mangan District in Indian state of Sikkim, and considered sacred by Buddhists and Sikhs. The lake is named after Guru Padmasambhava—also known as Guru Rinpoche—founder of Tibetan Buddhism, who visited in the 8th century. People use to stack stones to form a pile on the bank and nearby shallow water of this lake while praying to God to fulfil their wishes, and dismantle them after fulfilment of those wishes.