12 Jan 2023 Parshuram Kund Festival

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Parshuram Kund Festival

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From January 12 to January 16, Arunachal Pradesh will host the Parshuram Kund Festival.

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In the lower reaches of the Lohit River in Arunachal Pradesh’s Telu Shati/Tailung area of the Mishmi plateau, there is a Hindu pilgrimage site called Parshuram Kund.
The region of the hills where the Mishmi people live.
It is a revered holy site of worship for Hindus and is immersed in their religion.
It is encircled by thick forests and is located within the Kamlang reserve woodlands.
The Parshuram Kund Mela, which is held annually in the Telu Shati/Tailung area of the Lohit District, is the main event of Makar Sankranti, which falls on the 14th and 15th of January.
The Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, India, 21 kilometers north of Tezu, on the Brahmaputra plateau in the lower reaches of the Lohit River, is a Hindu pilgrimage place.
Each January, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, devotees and sadhus take a sacred bath in the water of the well.
Also knows the Kumbh of the Northeast,.
It is a monument to the mythical sage Parshuram, which has religious importance. The neighboring states of Manipur and Assam, as well as the rest of India, draw tourists to this well-known festival.
Under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism, the project “Development of Parasuram Kund” has been authorized.

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