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]
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| Location | Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates | 12°40′49″N 75°11′48″E / 12.680287°N 75.196624°E |
| Elevation | 550 metres (1,800 ft) |
| Temperature | 38 °C (100 °F)-57 °C (135 °F) |
Religious centre
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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][5]
Uniqueness of Bendru Theertha
editA spring called Bendru Theertha has lukewarm water. Visitors to this spring can cool off in its water without worrying about getting burned. Bendru Theertha's location in a non-volcanic zone makes it special. It is therefore unusual to discover a hot spring there.[6] The water table is thought to be heated by the geothermal energy of the subterranean hot rocks. The heated water emerges as a spring because its density is lower than that of ordinary water.[7]
References
edit- ^ "ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತದ ಏಕೈಕ ಬಿಸಿ ನೀರಿನ ತೀರ್ಥ!".
- ^ 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
- ^ http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/27409/9/09_chapter.2.pdf Geochemistry of sampling site Irde Bendru Theertha
- ^ "Bendre Theertha - Places near Mangalore - Hot Water Spring Puttur". 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Sorry state of South India's only hot water spring: Bendre Theertha! - eNidhi India Travel Blog". www.enidhi.net.
- ^ "ಚರ್ಮ ರೋಗವನ್ನು ಗುಣಪಡಿಸುವ ಬಿಸಿ ನೀರಿನ ಬುಗ್ಗೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿದೆ". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada).
- ^ "Bendru Theertha, Mangalore – The lone hot spring of South India". Karnataka.com. 22 April 2015.
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