Taptapani Hot Spring
ତପ୍ତପାଣି
Sulfur hot springs and a small shrine in the forests of the Eastern Ghats, a classic mountain day trip in southern Odisha.
Taptapani lies in forested hills of the Eastern Ghats at an altitude of about 500 m. The springs run above 50°C, contain sulfur, and are believed by locals to have healing properties. The water is channeled into a public bathing pool, beside which stands a small shrine where many couples struggling to conceive come to pray. The Odisha Tourism Development Corporation's Panthanivas hotel has private hot-spring bathrooms that can be booked by time slot. The surroundings are dense forest, and deer parks and tribal villages can sometimes be seen. From Gopalpur via Brahmapur it is about 1.5 hours by car (about 70 km) on winding mountain roads, so hiring a car for the round trip is recommended.
Opening hours
All day (public baths open daytime)
Nearby sights
- Berhampur Silk Market
- Tara Tarini Temple
- Sonapur Beach
- Gopalpur Lighthouse
- Gopalpur Beach
- Potagarh Fort
- Rushikulya Olive Ridley Rookery
- Rambha Bay, Chilika Lake