Parshuram Kund comes under attack by radical Islamists [ Arunachal Pradesh, India ]

[ Reported as seen ]

In Arunachal Pradesh’s famous Parshuram Kund Makar Sankranti fair, often known as the Kumbh Mela of the Northeast, witnessed radical Islamist attacks. This year is it was observed  from the 12th to the 16th of January 2023.

Reportedly, Mahant Baba Harisharan Das of Parshuram temple said that when he woke up in the morning and sat outside his room, he saw some suspicious persons entering the temple. He immediately called other disciples and walked towards the temple. Before they could reach, one of the miscreants took away the donation money.

Later, it came to be known that they belong to the Muslim community.

In yet another incident, Islamic symbols were painted on a wall near the sacred bathing ghat of Parshuram Kund.

Parshuram Kund is a Hindu pilgrimage site dedicated to sage Parshuram located on the banks of the Lohit river near Tezu in the Lohit district. A large number of Hindu devotees visit the site during Makar Sankranti in January and take a holy dip in the sacred kund of the river.