Sahasradhara, meaning thousandfold spring, is one of the most popular tourist destinations located in

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state of

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. It lies on 30.387231 latitude and 78.131606 longitude. This place is situated on the banks of the small river, Kali Gad which a tributary of

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. The place has magnificent beauty of nature where water drips from the

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, making the water abundant in sulpur and thus the place is known for its sulphur springs. It is sulphur water spring of relatively lower temperature than its surroundings. It is a warehouse of excellent beauty of

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and

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by the local people. Its magnificent nature attracts people from faraway places. This place is at about 11 km from the city of Dehradun.

Ropeway

A ropeway (aerial tramway) is provided to reach the hill top in Sahasradhara to find a artificial park and a sai temple. The Sulphur Water Springs is in Sahasradhara near Lord Shiva Temple.

Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple

A very old

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temple known as

Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple Tapkeshwar Temple of Dehradun, is also known as Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple, is one of the most famous temples dedicated to Shiva. It is situated by the forest side. The main shivalinga at the temple is inside a natural cave. There are water ...

along with ''Drona Guha'' (Guru

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's 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.

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.

Restaurants and hotels

This place has numerous hotels for stay and restaurants for the food. Having food besides 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. The main season is summer and October to March in winter, during which the water has its natural flow.

Spelling confusion

SahasRa is the correct prefix that means "a thousand", not SahasTRa. However, it is invariably misspelled as sahasTRadhara (even on traffic signs in Dehradun). Notice how the same prefix is spelled when referring to the crown chakra: "Sahasrara Chakra" or when it occurs in family names (example: Sahasrabuddhe) ''without'' a T. Also see Sahasralinga. The confusion arises because "sa" (स) merges with "ra" (र) in (स्र) which looks like "tra" (त्र).

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