Brahma Kund
Sacred pool · Brahma; Lakshmi-Narayan and other deities in the surrounding shrines · Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar
Bathing in the hot springs is treated as purifying and curative, and the water is believed to be...
A stepped bathing complex at the foot of Vaibhara hill where seven springs (Saptdhara) are channelled through stone spouts into a series of kunds; Bihar Tourism describes "11 hot water springs thronged by the Hindus" and a separate enclosed spring reserved for women. BSTDC states Brahmakund reaches 45 degrees C. Temples to Hindu deities line the enclosure and vendors sell puja articles along the stairs. The stairway up to Pippala cave and Saptaparni starts from here.
Plan your visit
- Best season
- September to April" (Bihar Tourism)
- Area
- Rajgir
- Status
- Coming Soon
Festivals
- Rajgir Malmas Mela (Purushottam Maas Mela), the month-long fair held in the intercalary Hindu month roughly every three
Experiences here
- The hot springs at Rajgir: Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Muslims have bathed in the same water here for centuries
- Malmas Mela, Rajgir: Once in about three years, the gods are said to move into Rajgir for a month
Tirtham can arrange here
Guide, car and stay around Rajgir
Also around Rajgir
- Litti chokha: The dish people mean when they say Bihari food.
- Sattu sharbat in summer: What Bihar drinks against the heat: roasted gram, water, lemon and salt, sold from carts on every corner.
- Magahi paan: The betel leaf of old Magadh, soft enough to melt in the mouth, grown under thatch in Nawada, Gaya, Aurangabad and Nalanda.
- The ropeway up Ratnagiri: The ride up to the Vishwa Shanti Stupa, over the hills the Buddha walked, in an open chair or a cabin.
- Rajgir Mahotsav: Bihar's festival of classical dance and music, with a food fair, held in Rajgir each year.
- Silao khaja: A many-layered fried sweet made in Silao, on the road between Rajgir and Nalanda, GI-registered in 2018.
Nearby places
- Rajgir (Griddhakuta): Hills where the Buddha and Mahavira taught
- Saptaparni Cave: It is held to be where the First Buddhist Council met after the Buddha's parinirvana and where Ananda...
- Vishwa Shanti Stupa, Rajgir: Pilgrims come to circumambulate and pray for peace at one of about 80 Nipponzan Myohoji peace pagodas...
- Venuvana: It is the first monastery ever offered to the Buddha and where he spent several rains retreats, so...
- Pippala Cave: Buddhists visit it as Mahakashyapa's dwelling and a meditation retreat; Hindu visitors come for the...
- Jivakamravana: It is the mango grove the physician Jivaka gave to the sangha and where the Buddha was treated after...
- Bimbisara's Jail: Buddhists come because Bimbisara, the Buddha's royal patron who is said to have attained sotapanna...
- Makhdum Kund: Muslim pilgrims come to bathe in the spring associated with Makhdum Sahib and to pray at the tomb
Questions pilgrims ask
Why is Brahma Kund important?
A stepped bathing complex at the foot of Vaibhara hill where seven springs (Saptdhara) are channelled through stone spouts into a series of kunds; Bihar Tourism describes "11 hot water springs thronged by the Hindus" and a separate enclosed spring reserved for women. BSTDC states Brahmakund reaches 45 degrees C. Temples to Hindu deities line the enclosure and vendors sell puja articles along the stairs. The stairway up to Pippala cave and Saptaparni starts from here.
When is the best time to visit Brahma Kund?
September to April" (Bihar Tourism).
Which festivals are celebrated at Brahma Kund?
Rajgir Malmas Mela (Purushottam Maas Mela), the month-long fair held in the intercalary Hindu month roughly every three .
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