Sohna Hot water spring/Shiv Kund, Gurgaon, Haryana India

Hot water Spring located in sohna, Gurgaon approx 40km from delhi border. Its a natural spring, people believe if you have any skin issues and rheumatism taking bath in this really fruitful. A large numbers of people visit throughout the year.

The water is strongly sulphurous and its temperature varies from 46°C to 51.7 °C. According to legend, Arjun (one of the five Pandav brothers) dug these wells when he was thirsty. In ancient times, Sohna is believed to have been the abode of hermits and the main kund (tank), called Shiv Kund, is said to have medicinal properties and curative effects. Devotees consider it sacred and during solar and lunar eclipses, as well as Somavati Amavasya, they gather here to take a dip in the water.

The complex was constructed in 1529 AD. A domed structure was built over the natural spring along with corridors on all the four sides to provide space for the visitors to relax. Although later additions have changed the structure such as lot of areas of the corridors have been converted into small rooms and the dome, tank and corridors have been dressed with tiles for easy maintenance, clearly much has been done to maintain its original form.