Shukra Tirtha

Shukra Tirtha is a Hindu pilgrimage site located in Sataura village, Bilaspur tehsil, Yamunanagar district, Haryana. Centred around a sacred tank and small temples, it is traditionally associated with Shukracharya, the guru of the asuras, who is believed to have meditated here. Revered as part of the 48 Kos Kurukshetra pilgrimage circuit, the tirtha is visited for ritual bathing, prayers and religious gatherings, serving as a notable local religious and cultural landmark.

Visitors can expect a quiet rural religious complex centred on a sacred water tank (kund) with adjoining small shrines and ghats. The setting is open and village-based, with stepped banks around the tank for ritual bathing and prayer, open courtyards and modest temple structures. Pilgrims perform parikrama, offer prayers and take holy dips. The atmosphere is devotional and simple, with basic surroundings to explore on foot.

Shukra Tirtha is traditionally associated with Shukracharya, the preceptor of the asuras, believed to have performed penance and meditation at this site. The tirtha is counted among the sacred sites of the 48 Kos Kurukshetra region, which is linked to Mahabharata and Puranic traditions and has been revered as a bathing tirtha over a long period.

The site holds religious importance for Hindus as a sacred bathing tirtha where devotees perform ritual bathing, prayers and ancestral rites. It is visited during religious gatherings and auspicious bathing days and forms part of the broader Kurukshetra pilgrimage tradition that sustains local religious and cultural practices.