Tapt Kund

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Tapt Kund is a revered natural hot water spring near the Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand, India, where pilgrims customarily bathe before offering prayers.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gauri Kund / Binwa Khad 1
Tapt Kund canonical 1

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu pilgrimage site
hot spring
associatedWithDeity Vishnu
associatedWithTemple Badrinath Temple
bestVisitSeason May to October
closedDuring heavy winter snowfall
country India
district Chamoli district
governedBy local temple authorities
hasBelief bathing grants spiritual merit
bathing purifies sins
hasCulturalSignificance part of Badrinath pilgrimage rituals
hasFeature separate bathing areas for men and women
stone steps leading into the pool
hasLocalLanguageName तप्त कुंड
hasNearbyAttraction Badrinath town
linked to: Badrinath

Neelkanth peak
linked to: Neel Parvat
hasWaterTemperature hot
hasWaterType geothermal spring water
isConsidered holy bathing place
sacred
isNear Narad Kund
isOnRouteOf Badrinath Yatra
isPartOf Char Dham pilgrimage circuit environment
locatedIn Badrinath
Chamoli district
Himalayas
Uttarakhand
locatedNear Badrinath Temple
locatedOn banks of the Alaknanda River
nameMeaning hot pool
pilgrimsCustomarily bathe before offering prayers
region Garhwal Himalayas
linked to: Garhwal Himalaya
religion Hinduism
state Uttarakhand
tourismType religious tourism
usedFor ablutions before darshan at Badrinath Temple
ritual bathing
waterSource geothermal activity beneath the Himalayas

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Badrinath hasSacredSpot Tapt Kund
Baijnath nearbyRiver Gauri Kund / Binwa Khad
linked to: Tapt Kund