Parashuram Kund, in Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh, honours Parashurama, sixth avatar of Vishnu, with an accompanying shrine to Devi Renuka and a Dashavatar temple. It is also known as Brahma Kund, Parshuram Kund.
One of the most important Hindu pilgrimage and bathing sites in Northeast India, often called the 'Kumbh of the Northeast'; devotees believe a holy dip here washes away sins. According to legend, the sage Parashurama beheaded his mother Renuka on his father's order and an axe stuck to his hand as penance; he traveled to the Lohit river and the axe fell away when he dipped his hands in its waters, after which the.
Arunachal Pradesh carries a distinct temple identity of its own: India's easternmost state, home to ancient archaeological pilgrimage sites like Malinithan and the major bathing tirtha of Parashuram Kund.
Darshan hours and daily worship
Published sources do not give a single clean daily window for this temple; see the notes below for what is documented.
Open as a pilgrimage/bathing site; no fixed gate timings verified. Most active during the Makar Sankranti mela.
Festivals and special-day timings
Regular darshan hours are usually extended, or set aside entirely, on these dates.
| Festival | Period | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Parashuram Kund Mela (Makar Sankranti) | 14-15 January annually | Thousands of pilgrims and sadhus gather for a holy dip in the Lohit river; a mela market is set up nearby at Tezu and the fair has run regularly since 1972. |
History and architecture
Architecture
A natural riverside bathing kund (pool) on the Lohit river with boulders forming a circular formation, alongside a temple to Parashurama, a shrine to Devi Renuka, and a Dashavatar temple
History
According to legend, the sage Parashurama beheaded his mother Renuka on his father's order and an axe stuck to his hand as penance; he traveled to the Lohit river and the axe fell away when he dipped his hands in its waters, after which the site became a place of pilgrimage. The original site was buried by the 1950 Assam earthquake, and boulders subsequently formed a new kund at the location. The organized Makar Sankranti mela at the site has been held regularly since 1972.
Planning your visit
How to reach
Located about 48 km from Tezu, the headquarters of Lohit district, within the Kamlang Reserve Forest area on the Lohit river.
Where this information comes from
Confidence: Medium. Exact founding date of the temple structures themselves is unclear; the site's fame rests more on its natural kund and mela than on a single dated temple building