Shiv Kund Lake located 50KM away from Delhi, also has religious importance with natural views
Hot Water Pond: The hot water lake containing natural sulphur is a symbol of faith of Hindus, which contains many reliable beliefs.
There is a hot water lake also known as Shiv Kund established in Sohna town of Gurugram district of Haryana state adjacent to Delhi is proving to be a boon for bathers. Due to the extreme winters, a huge crowd of people is gathering to take a bath at the lake. The hot water lake containing natural sulphur is a symbol of the faith of Hindus, which contains many reliable beliefs.
Sohna town is located in the foothills of the Aravali mountain ranges at a distance of 50 km from Delhi. It's just 25 km from Cyber City Gurugram and is famous not only in the country but also abroad due to its amazing and natural beliefs. Due to world fame, thousands of tourists step on this holy land every day. The 800-year-old ancient Sulphur Hot SpringWater Lake in the Town has brought the world spotlight to Sohna over their name.
It is said that there is no other place in the whole of India where hot water of a higher temperature is found. At present, the hot water lake is recognized as a pilgrimage site. There are various types of misconceptions about the origin and discovery of natural sulphurous hot water. It is said that in Vikram Samvat 1584, a gypsy named Chaturbhuj discovered hot water and named this place Sakhamjati Maharaj.
Keshavanand Maharaj built an urn made of ashtadhatu on the dome of the holy lake in 1900. There was a dispute between the Hindu and Muslim people of Sohna town over the ownership of the pilgrimage site in 1938. The matter reached the Lahore High Court. After about a 10-year-long court battle, the High Court gave its decision in favor of Hindus based on the book Aina-e-Akbari written by Abul Fazal, the court poet of Mughal emperor Mohammad Jalaluddin Akbar.
According to Chamanpuri Goswami, Mahant of the pilgrimage site, a fair is organized on Samoti Amavasya and Gangasnan festival when the devotees come from far and wide to take baths and offer prayers. The government has not provided any support for the development of the pilgrimage site.
