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According to the mythological legend Parshuramkund is a place in the Arunachal Pradesh where the great saint Parshuram had to come from all the way down south to wash his sins. It is said that he had to kill his mother at the behest of his father. The axe that killed his mother got stuck to his hands. He tried everything but in vain. Eventually he came to this area in the Lohit valley and took a dip in the tank and miraculously enough the axe came out. Furious with rage he threw the axe towards the mountains which cut the mountains and the place where it got stuck is supposed to be the originating point of the Lohit River.
Although today the actual tank where the sage is believed to have taken a dip does not exist anymore, thousands of devotees throng the place braving the bitter cold to take a dip on the Sakranti day in mid January. The actual tank got destroyed during the massive earthquake that rocked the whole of North East in 1950. The mountains offer a splendid view of the nature that surrounds the whole of Parshuramkund. The night view from the mountain is just superb. Especially for a city dweller who can see innumerous stars blinking in the sky and at the same time the hutments of the valley blinker with the oil lamps those flicker with the wind.
Another belief that goes with this sacred place is that anyone whose parents are not alive is not supposed to take a dip in the holy tank.
