Saptasarasvata Tirtha

Saptasarasvata Tirtha is a revered Hindu pilgrimage site located in Mangna village, Pehowa tehsil, Kurukshetra district, Haryana. It marks the traditional confluence of seven streams of the sacred Saraswati River and is mentioned in ancient texts including the Mahabharata. Part of the 48 Kos Parikrama of Kurukshetra, the site features a sacred tank with ghats and is associated with sage Mankanaka and Saraswati worship.

Visitors can expect an open sacred water tank with ghats set in a rural agricultural landscape near Mangna village. The site includes shrines and ghats associated with the Saraswati River, simple pilgrim facilities, and open grounds for prayer and ritual bathing. The environment is quiet and rural, primarily visited by pilgrims performing parikrama and religious rituals.

Saptasarasvata Tirtha is described in the Mahabharata and Vamana Purana as the place where the Saraswati River flowed in seven streams. It is traditionally linked to Sage Mankanaka who performed penance here. The tirtha is counted among the important tirthas of the Kurukshetra region and forms part of the ancient 48 Kos Parikrama circuit.

The site holds religious importance for Hindus as a sacred bathing tirtha dedicated to Goddess Saraswati. Pilgrims visit to take a holy dip and offer prayers, especially during parikrama, Amavasya and festival occasions. It is revered as a place for ancestral rites and Saraswati worship within the Kurukshetra pilgrimage tradition.