Why is in news? PM shares glimpses of Parshuram Kund Festival in Arunachal Pradesh
Parshuram Kund is a Hindpilgrimage sites situated on the Brahmaputra plateain the lower reaches of the Lohit River and 21 km north of Tezin Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Parshuram Kund is situated within the Kamlang Reserve Forest area in Lohit District. The Kund is surrounded by dense forest of Ruddraksha trees, the fruit of which is considered sacred to Hindascetics as well as general believers of the faith.
Dedicated to sage Parshuram, and it is believed that Lord Parashuram the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the popular site attracts pilgrims from Nepal, from across India, and from nearby states of Manipur and Assam.
Over 70,000 devotees and sadhus take a holy dip in its water each year on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, in the month of January.
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