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.