Kheerganga
- Location
- Kalga, India
- Water type
- sulfurous
- Temperature
- 45 °C
- pH
- 7.5
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Kheerganga is a sacred natural hot spring at 2,960 metres elevation in the Parvati valley of Himachal Pradesh, India, accessible only by a challenging 12-kilometre trekking route through pine and rhododendron forest, where sulphurous geothermal water fills a natural stone pool in a meadow at the foot of glaciated Himalayan peaks. The site is revered in Hindu tradition as the place where Shiva meditated for thousands of years, and the hot spring is considered a manifestation of divine blessing for pilgrims and trekkers alike. The combination of Himalayan mountain scenery, Hindu pilgrimage significance, and the extraordinary reward of natural hot spring bathing after a challenging mountain trek makes Kheerganga one of India's most spiritually and physically invigorating thermal destinations.