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Foundation Stone Laid for Development of Parshuram Kund

  • 24 Sep 2021

  • On 23 September 2021, the foundation stone was laid for the development of Parshuram Kund located at Lohit District of Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Parshuram Kund is a Hindu pilgrimage site is dedicated to sage Parshuram.
  • Devotees and sadhus take a holy dip in its water each year on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, in the month of January.
  • The project is sanctioned under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive’ (PRASHAD) Scheme of Ministry of Tourism.
  • The ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive’ (PRASHAD) is a Central Sector Scheme with complete financial assistance by the Government of India.