Mishrikh Dadhichi Kund

Mishrikh Dadhichi Kund is a sacred water tank located in Mishrikh town in Sitapur District, Uttar Pradesh, part of the Naimisharanya pilgrimage region. It is associated with Sage Dadhichi, who is believed to have donated his bones here for the creation of Indra's Vajra. The kund is surrounded by temples and ghats and is a revered bathing and pilgrimage site for devotees visiting Naimisharanya.

Visitors can expect a large sacred pond with stepped ghats and surrounding small temples dedicated to Sage Dadhichi and associated deities. The setting is a quiet pilgrimage town environment with open water, bathing ghats, and shrine structures. Visitors can walk around the kund, observe rituals and holy dips, visit adjacent temples, and experience the religious atmosphere of the Naimisharanya area.

Mishrikh Dadhichi Kund is traditionally associated with Sage Dadhichi, who according to Hindu texts sacrificed his bones at this site to create the Vajra weapon for Lord Indra to defeat Vritrasura. The site is part of the ancient Naimisharanya forest region mentioned in Puranas as a center for sages and penance.

The kund is a revered pilgrimage site within the Naimisharanya Dham. Devotees consider a bath in Dadhichi Kund auspicious and purifying. It is visited during religious festivals and pilgrimages to Naimisharanya, along with nearby sacred sites like Chakra Tirtha and Lalita Devi Temple.