Damodar Kund
The sacred Damodar Kund near the Girnar foothills, where pilgrims bathe and perform rites for their ancestors; it is also associated with the poet-saint Narsinh Mehta.
About
- Type
- Temple / pilgrimage
- from Keshod (by road)
- 40.6 km
- Time
- 36 min drive
- straight-line
- 34.8 km
- Direction
- North-east from Keshod
- Coordinates
- 21.5256, 70.4861
Map
From Wikipedia
Damodar Kund, located at the foothills of Girnar hills, near Junagadh in the Indian state of Gujarat, is considered a sacred lake as per Hindu beliefs. Many Hindus prefer to bathe here and immerse the ashes and the bones left after cremation of dead bodies, here at Damodar Kund due to a belief that the departed souls would get moksha here. It may be mentioned here other such famous places for immersion of ashes and bones (Hindu rite of asthi-visarjana) are in Ganga at Haridwar and Triveni Sangam at Prayag. The water of the lake has properties of dissolving the bones. The lake is 257 feet (78 m) long and 50 feet (15 m) broad and only 5 feet (1.5 m) deep. It is surrounded by a well built ghat. The steps for going up the Girnar hills start near Damodar Kund.
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