Tapt Kund
Kunda · Below the Badrinath temple, Badrinath, Uttarakhand 246422
The hot spring at the foot of the Badrinath temple steps, between the shrine and the Alaknanda, where pilgrims bathe before darshan. Its water comes out at about 45 °C, a welcome contrast to the glacial river a few metres below. The five sacred rocks of the Panch Shila — Narada, Narasimha, Varaha, Garuda and Markandeya shilas — stand around it, each linked to a sage or avatar who performed austerities here.
- Tradition: Vaishnava
- On the Alaknanda
- Languages: Hindi, English
- Run by Shri Badarinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC), Government of Uttarakhand