explains abot some Hot springs in india

1. HOT SPRINGS IN
INDIA
SUBMITTED BY,
I.DHARANI,
2ND M.SC., GEOGRAPHY,
BDU.

2. Definition :
 A hot spring is a spring produced by the
emergence of geothermally heated
groundwater that rises from the Earth's
crust.
 There are geothermal hot springs in many
locations all over the crust of the earth.
 While some of these springs contain water
that is a safe temperature for bathing, others
are so hot that immersion can result in injury
or death.

5. 5 major hotsprings:
 1.VajreshwariTemple
 2.Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary
 3.Manikaran,Himachal pradesh
 4.Taptapani, Nayagarh District of Orissa
 5.Bakreshwar,west bengal

6. 1.Vajreshwari Temple
 Located in the town Vajreshwari, 75 km away
from Mumbai.
 There are around twenty-one hot water
springs in a five-kilometer radius of the
temple.
 According to tradition, the hot water is the
blood of demons and giants who were slain
by the goddessVajreshwari.
 According to scientists, their proximity to
the former volcano in the region accounts for
their creation.

8. 2.Garampani Wildlife
Sanctuary
 The Garampani wildlife sanctuary is located
in the northern part of the Karbi Anglong
district of Assam.
 The sanctuary gets its name ‘Garampani’
from the hot springs that the sanctuary is
famous for.
 Garampani means hot water.

11. 3.Manikaran,Himachal pradesh
 Manikaran is located in the ParvatiValley on
river Parvati, northeast of Bhuntar in the Kullu
District of Himachal Pradesh.
 It is at an altitude of 1760 m and is located
about 35 km from Kullu.
 This small town attracts tourists visiting
Manali and Kullu to its hot springs and pilgrim
centres.
 An experimental geothermal energy plant
has also been set up here.

13. 4.Taptapani, Nayagarh
District of Orissa :
 Taptapani is famous for its hot sulfur water
spring.
 The name “Taptapani” also suggests that.
“Tapta” means hot and “pani” means water.
 Natural spring ofTaptapani are attributed with
medicinal properties and can be bathed in
at the pond created next to the hot spring.
 The hot spring is situated at the eastern slope
of the eastern ghat at a crest of the hill with in
the lush green forest having wide range of
flora and fauna.

15. 5. Bakreshwar:
 Bakreshwar is a town in the Suri Sadar
subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian
state ofWest Bengal.
 Bakreshwar is also a place of geological
interest with many hot springs.
 There are ten hot springs here.

18. My references :
 http://www.sugfoundation.in/bakreswar.html
 www.wikipedia.org
 http://taptapani-hot-spring.blogspot.in/
 https://www.nps.gov/hosp/index.htm
 http://golaghat.gov.in/tourism1.html

19. Thank you all!