Chakra Tirth

Chakra Tirth is a sacred circular water tank located at Naimisharanya in Misrikh Neemsar, Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. Revered in Hindu tradition as the centre of Naimisharanya pilgrimage, it is believed to have been created by Lord Vishnu's chakra. The tirtha is surrounded by ghats and small temples and is a major bathing place for pilgrims visiting Naimisharanya.

Visitors can expect a large circular sacred pond with stepped ghats and surrounding temples and shrines. The setting is a busy pilgrimage centre with pilgrims taking holy dips, performing rituals and offering prayers. The area includes paved parikrama path around the water, bathing ghats, small shrines, and stalls nearby. The environment is religious and tranquil, especially in early morning and evening.

Chakra Tirth is the focal point of Naimisharanya, described in Puranas as the forest where 88,000 sages led by Shaunaka performed penance. Tradition holds that Lord Brahma sent a divine chakra to find a suitable place for the sages, which pierced the earth at this spot creating the circular tirtha, hence the name Chakra Tirth.

Highly revered Hindu pilgrimage centre, considered one of the principal tirthas of Naimisharanya Dham. Bathing in Chakra Tirth is believed to purify and fulfill vows, especially on Purnima, Amavasya and during Kartik month. It is central to rituals, parikrama and religious gatherings for devotees visiting Lalita Devi Shakti Peetha and other Naimisharanya shrines.