Nabhikamal Tirtha

Nabhikamal Tirtha is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site located in Thanesar in Kurukshetra district, Haryana, and is one of the 48 Kos Tirthas of the Kurukshetra pilgrimage circuit. Associated with the legend of the lotus emerging from Lord Vishnu's navel from which Lord Brahma was born, the tirtha features a holy tank and small shrines. Revered for ritual bathing and prayers, it holds religious importance for pilgrims visiting the Kurukshetra region.

Visitors can expect a small, tranquil sacred tank with adjoining shrines in a quiet semi-urban setting in Thanesar. The site is used for prayer, ritual bathing and parikrama by pilgrims. The surroundings are simple with open ghats, modest temple structures and informational plaques about its association with the 48 Kos Kurukshetra circuit. The atmosphere is devotional and uncrowded except during festivals and pilgrimage seasons.

Nabhikamal Tirtha is counted among the 48 Kos Tirthas of Kurukshetra described in the Mahabharata, Vamana Purana and other Puranas. Tradition associates the site with the creation legend where a lotus (kamal) emerged from the navel (nabhi) of Lord Vishnu, upon which Lord Brahma appeared to begin creation. As part of the sacred Kurukshetra region, it has been a place of pilgrimage for centuries.

The tirtha holds religious significance for Hindu pilgrims undertaking the 48 Kos Parikrama of Kurukshetra. Bathing and offering prayers here is believed to be auspicious and spiritually purifying. It is visited especially during solar eclipses, Kartik Purnima, and the Kurukshetra festival period when pilgrims visit multiple tirthas in the region.