Rewalsar Hot Spring Mandi

Rewalsar Hot Spring in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, lies beside the sacred Rewalsar Lake — a site of profound importance to Hindus, Buddhists, and Sikhs simultaneously, associated with the 8th-century Buddhist master Padmasambhava who is said to have meditated here before carrying the Dharma to Tibet. The sulfate-rich thermal waters emerge near the lake shore, used for therapeutic bathing by pilgrims of all three faiths who visit the floating reed islands and monastery complex that ring this multi-faith sacred lake. The extraordinary interfaith significance of Rewalsar — where Hindu temples, Tibetan Buddhist gompas, and a Sikh gurdwara all coexist around the same body of water — makes this hot spring one of India's most spiritually layered thermal destinations.