Taptapani
- Location
- Odisha, India
- Water type
- sulfurous
- Temperature
- 35 °C
- pH
- 6.5
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Taptapani, near Mohana in Odisha's Ganjam District, is a cluster of sulfurous hot springs in the Eastern Ghats highlands set within a forested tribal landscape inhabited by the Soura indigenous people, whose cultural traditions and sacred geography shape the meaning of the thermal waters in a region largely unexplored by mainstream Indian tourism. The springs emerge at near-boiling temperatures from the Eastern Ghats' crystalline basement rocks and are channelled into bathing pools surrounded by sal forest, with the natural sound of the Rushikulya River nearby. Taptapani's combination of thermal bathing, tribal cultural heritage, and Eastern Ghats biodiversity — including elephant habitats and rare orchid species — makes it one of Odisha's most naturally and culturally distinctive thermal destinations.