Sahastradhara
Sahastradhara, meaning thousand fold spring, located near Robber's Cave, is one of the most popular tourist destinations located in Dehradun in Uttrakhand state of India.[1] It lies on 30.387231 latitude and 78.131606 longitude.[2] The place has an ecstatic beauty of nature where water drips from the limestone stalactites, making the water abundant in sulpur and thus the place is also called as sulphur springs.[3] It is sulphur water spring of relatively lower temperature than its surroundings.[3] It is a warehouse of excellent beauty of caves, waterfalls and terrace farming on steppe by the local people. Its magnificent nature attracts people from faraway places. It rejuvenates the soul and mind.[4] This place is at about 11 km from the city of Dehradun. All the transport facility as buses, taxi, autos or cabs are available to get to the Sahastradhara.[5]
Ropeway
A ropeway (aerial tramway) is provided to reach the hill top in Sahastradhara to find a park and a temple. The view is pleasant from the hill top.[5]
Shiva Temple
A very old Shiva temple along with guru Dronacharya cave is present in this location, providing a good mythological scenario and an essence of historical importance to the place. People visit and worship here.[6]
Joyland
This place is also housing a manmade water amusement park and to attract the tourist from various places. Swings and water slides in the Joyland Water Park adds the fun and making this a very popular picnic spot.[5]
Restaurants and Hotel
This place has numerous hotels for stay and restaurants for the food. Having food besides the nature adds up the pleasantries and keeps you fresh and healthy.
The nearby villages increase the beauty as they thrive on terrace farming. The hills cut in the form of terraces or steps are marvelous to watch and is simply a visual delight.[1] The main season is summer and October to March in winter, during which the water has its natural flow.[1][5]
References
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- ↑ Design & Developed Nitika Bansal. "Sahastradhara -Picnic Spot in Dehradun,Sahastradhara Dehradun uttarakhand,sahastradhara dehradun - WeekendsXP". weekendsxp.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.