Som Tirtha

Som Tirtha is a sacred water tank located in Abhimanyupur village (formerly Amin) in Kurukshetra district, Haryana. It is one of the revered tirthas of the 48-Kos Kurukshetra pilgrimage circuit. The tirtha is associated with Som, the Moon God, and with the Mahabharata period. The site features a holy sarovar with ghats and adjacent shrines and attracts pilgrims especially on Somavati Amavasya for ritual bathing.

Visitors can expect a tranquil sacred tank (sarovar) with stepped ghats, a small temple complex and open surroundings in a rural village setting. The water body is used for ritual bathing and prayers. The area is quiet on regular days with pilgrims performing parikrama and offering prayers, and more crowded during Somavati Amavasya and other bathing festivals. Basic pathways around the tank allow for circumambulation and photography.

Som Tirtha is listed among the ancient tirthas of Kurukshetra mentioned in the Mahabharata, Vamana Purana and other texts. Tradition holds that Som, the Moon God, worshipped here to regain his lustre. Abhimanyupur (ancient Amin) is traditionally identified with the site of Abhimanyu's last battle in the Chakravyuha during the Mahabharata war, and the tirtha is part of the historic 48-Kos sacred geography of Kurukshetra.

The tirtha holds importance for Hindu pilgrims as a place for ritual bathing, especially on Somavati Amavasya when a bath in the sarovar is considered highly meritorious. It is an integral stop for pilgrims undertaking the 48-Kos Kurukshetra Parikrama and reflects the living pilgrimage traditions of the Kurukshetra region.