Hot Water Springs in Himachal Pradesh

 The nature has given so many beautiful gifts to man and other living creatures on this earth. These gifts of nature are mountains covered with snow, rivers, lakes, beautiful landscapes, plains,  varieties of flora and fauna,beautiful wetlands, water falls, springs, mineral water springs and thermal springs . These gifts are helpful in regulating the life and ecology and are scattered throughout the world by the nature. 

The nature has given much of these to Himachal also including some thermal springs which are popular for its medical values and are centre of attractions for tourists also. 

          Great Prismatic hot springs United States

In Himachal Pradesh has ordinary springs both temporary and permanent passing underground water to the surface. Mineral water springs are having minerals dissolved in its water and the hot water springs have higher temperatures. The hot water springs are popular for their medicinal properties and are centre of attraction for people. The hot water springs in Himachal Pradesh are on the below given locations. 

1. Tattapsni :- These thermal springs are situated on the right bank of Satluj river at an altitude of 656 metres from mean sea level  in tehsil Karsog district Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The place is about 51 Km from Shimla and 30 km from Naldehra  . The water is sulphur desolved and has medicinal properties. People used to take bath for the cure of many diseases. This a good tourist spot. 

                   Tattapani Hot water springs

 2. Mani-Karan Hot water springs :- These hot water springs are large in numbers and are located along the bank of Parvati river about 1.3 Km length at Mani-Karan, 45 Km from Kullu. 

             Hot water springs at Mani-Karan, Kullu

         View of hot water springs at Mani-Karan

The temperature of the water is above the boiling point and people used to cook rice and dal (pulses) in this water naturally by dipping the utensils in water. There is no sulphur and iron in it but is said to be radio active. Thousands of people used to dip in this water. The medicinal properties of water is well known in the country and abroad. 

3. Kasol hot water springs :- Kasol hot water springs have temperature much lower than that of Mani-Karan. It is also located just one Km ahead of Mani-Karan in the Parvati valley on the bank of Parvati river. It is 42 km from Kullu and 32 Km from Bhuntar. The Kasol is also known as mini -Israel due to much more tourists from Israel. 

                      Kasol Valley district Kullu

              Hot water springs at Kasol, Kullu distt. 

4. Kheerganga hot water springs :-  Kheerganga hot water springs in Parvati river Valley are also famous and people also used to visit and enjoy the  dip in this water. The Kheerganga hot water springs are 26 Km from Kullu. 

                    Kheerganga hot water springs

Vashisht hot water springs :-  These hot water springs are 3 Km from Manali situated on the left bank of Beas river but at some distance above the river. The place has a temple of Maharishi Vashisht and Lord Rama. Due to hot water springs this village has gained world fame. The origin of these hot water springs may be either magmatic , originating from magma or meteoric I. e. the ground water meeting magmatic surface and heated  water comes out as hot water springs. Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation has made bath tanks at this place and around 3000 people used to take dip  in these tanks. The springs have historic importance connected to Ramayana age. 

      Maharishi Vashisht temple near hot springs

     One of the important place at Manali to visit in district Kullu Himachal Pradesh. 

Jeori hot water springs :- 

These hot water springs are located at Jeori 25 Km ahead of Rampur Bushahar on Hindustan Tibet Road National Highway 22. The hot water springs are on the right bank of Unu Nalla just lower side of the bridge over Unu Nalla. The hot water springs falls in district Shimla. The water is having some sulphur desolved in it and is having medicinal properties. People used to dip in this water. There is famous Bhima kali temple at Sarahan 17 Km omg that up hill from Jeori town. 

            The view of great prismatic hot springs

Tatwani hot water springs, Kangra :-

The Tatwani hot water springs are located in district Kangra, on Gaggal road about 35 Km from Dharmshala  , the district head quarter. There is a Lord Shiva temple near the hot water springs. The sulphur content in the water is having medicinal properties. People used to have a dip in this water. 

                 Hot water springs landscape

So these are the hot water springs having centre of attraction for tourists. 

                    Hot water springs landscape

This is a nature's beautiful architecture, we must enjoy. 

                                By :-  Er. R C Verma