Atri (Odisha)
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| Atri Hot Spring ଅଟ୍ରି ଉଷ୍ମପ୍ରସ୍ରବଣ | |
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  Atri  Atri | |
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| Location | Khurda district, Odisha, India |
| Coordinates | 20°09′N 85°18′E / 20.15°N 85.30°E |
| Temperature | ? |
Atri a small village in the Khurda district of Odisha.
Atri is around 15 km west of Khurda. The nearest airport is at Bhubaneswar. Nearest railhead is Khurda Road Junction Railway Station. Atri is famous[citation needed] for its perennial hot spring. The hot spring is reputed[citation needed] to have medical properties which is used both intensively and extensively for the cure of skin diseases. The water of the hot spring (57 °C) contains small doses of sulphur flavour when heated to 100 °C.
There is a Bathing Complex of Govt. of Odisha at Atri. Not far from the Hot spring there is a shrine of Lord Hattakeswar Mahadev. The temple is the venue of a grand annual fair, Makar Jatra, on the day of Makar Sankranti (mid January). On this day the visitors congregate in large numbers to worship Lord Hatakeswar to fulfill their desires and they also bath in the ponds to get cured of their diseases.
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Main Gate -
Hot Spring Well -
Kua Kunda
References
Atri – Hot Spring of Khordha, Odisha