Bendru Theertha

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Bendru Theertha
Bendru Theertha is located in Karnataka
Bendru Theertha
Bendru Theertha
LocationDakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India
Coordinates12°40′49″N 75°11′48″E / 12.680287°N 75.196624°E / 12.680287; 75.196624Coordinates: 12°40′49″N 75°11′48″E / 12.680287°N 75.196624°E / 12.680287; 75.196624
Elevation550 metres (1,800 ft)
Temperature38 °C (100 °F)-57 °C (135 °F)
Bendru Theertha

Bendru Theertha (Tulu: ಬೆಂದ್ರ್ ತೀರ್ಥ(boiled water) bendru, bendir, or bend'r ) is a natural hot water spring, located at a distance of about 15 kilometres from Puttur town in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India, which is situated in an area near the river Seeresude(Tulu:ಸೀರೆ(Saree) ಸುದೆ(River)),[1] a small tributary of the River Chandragiri. Now it is considered govt of Karnataka as tourist spot of Dakshina Kannada district.[2]

Religious centre[]

Bendru Theertha Sign Board

Bendru Theertha is a pilgrimage centre for Hindus.[3] Every year on the occasion of Teertha Amavasya day (falls first week of September)people consider this day to be auspicious and come to the hot spring for a holy bathe. They believed that the water is said to be more auspicious and a dip in the pool drives away all skin diseases like eczema, allergic rashes and many more ailments.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತದ ಏಕೈಕ ಬಿಸಿ ನೀರಿನ ತೀರ್ಥ!".
  2. ^ http://www.udayavani.com/english/news/mangaluru/117307/%E2%80%8Btour-tourist-spots-dk-district-begin-soon-rv-deshapande Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine UdayavaniEnglish.com, Nov 21, 2015
  3. ^ http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/27409/9/09_chapter.2.pdf Geochemistry of sampling site Irde Bendru Theertha
  4. ^ "Bendre Theertha - Places near Mangalore - Hot Water Spring Puttur". 22 April 2015.

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