Bendru Theertha

Bendru Theertha is a natural hot water spring, located at a distance of about 15 kilometres from Puttur town in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India, which is situated in an area near the river Seeresude ಸುದೆ), a small tributary of the River Chandragiri. Now it is considered govt of Karnataka as tourist spot of Dakshina Kannada district.

Religious centre

Bendru Theertha is a pilgrimage centre for Hindus. Every year on the occasion of Teertha Amavasya day people consider this day to be auspicious and come to the hot spring for a holy bathe. They believed that the water is said to be more auspicious and a dip in the pool drives away all skin diseases like eczema, allergic rashes and many more ailments.

Uniqueness of Bendru Theertha

A spring called Bendru Theertha has lukewarm water. Visitors to this spring can cool off in its water without worrying about getting burned. Bendru Theertha's location in a non-volcanic zone makes it special. It is therefore unusual to discover a hot spring there. The water table is thought to be heated by the geothermal energy of the subterranean hot rocks. The heated water emerges as a spring because its density is lower than that of ordinary water.