Devotees take holy dip in hot springs of Himachal Pradesh on Makar Sankranti

Devotees in Himachal Pradesh took dips in Satluj and Parvati rivers to mark 'Makar Sankranti' which is believed to be a holy day. The devotees went to Tattapani, 50-Km from the state capital, and Manikaran, home to a Sikh shrine in Kullu district, for their holy dips. Tattapani and Manikaran are well-known hot water springs with high sulphur concentration.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 14 January 2016.

The natural and prominent hot springs that were located along the Satluj in Tattapani had disappeared after the construction of the 800 MW Koldam hydroelectric power project that had been executed by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). Its reservoir has submerged the hot springs.
NTPC had constructed two artificial hot springs near Tattapani but these are are not functional so far. However, there are a few old ones but smaller in size in the town and the devotees go there to carryout the rituals. This year, in view of decline in the number of devotees, there was no official arrangement by the government. Earlier, Tattapani used to have more than 25,000 devotees offering prayers during a holy bath on Makar Sankranti at natural hot water springs there.
Anyway, the devotees took holy dip in Vashist temple on the left bank of Beas river, located on the outskirts of the popular tourist resort Manali. This temple is also known for its hot springs. Makar Sankranti is a major harvest festival and also marks the beginning of warmer and longer days compared to the nights.

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