Parshuram Kund

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Address: 21km north east of Tezu
City: Parasuramkonda
State: Arunachal Pradesh
Location: East India
Altitude: 3500 metres from Sea level
Type of Construction: Ancient
Type of Building: Pilgrimage Center
Dedicated To: Other
Other Deities: Lord Parashuram
Religion: Hinduism
Importance: for a holy dip in the sacred kund which is believed to wash away one's sins
Festival: Tamladu on 15 Feb. Sanken on 15 April
Best Time: October to April
Accomodation: Circuit House Inspection Bungalow
Accesibility: Nearest Rail-head is Tinsukia (120 km), Nearest Airport is Tezu (20 km) served by Vayudoot
Nearby Cities: Guwahati,Shillong,Tezpur,Dibrugarh

Parshuram Kund Temple is situated on the banks of the mighty Lohit River, where it enters the plains on the Arunachal - Assam border. Parashuram (also spelt as Parashurama) Kund is magically transformed from a sleepy old place to an amazing congregation of seething humanity on Makar Sankranti Day, which normally falls in mid January.

About Parshuram Kund Temple in Parasuramkonda Arunachal Pradesh :
Legend has it that when Parashuram killed his mother with an axe at the behest of his father, the axe got stuck to his hands. He roamed all over India visiting holy places to atone for his sins but the axe remained stuck to his hands. Ultimately he came to a Kund known as Brahma Kund now in Lohit district on the advice of some sages. He took a dip in the holy water of the Kund and the axe immediately became unstuck and fell from his hands. With a big sigh of relief and venting anger on the axe, he picked it up and threw it as far as he could into the mountains. The axe split the mountains, and the spot where it fell became the source of Lohit River. It was thus that this Kund came to be known as Prashuram Kund and now it is one of the many revered holy spots in the country.