Taptapani Hot Springs

Taptapani Hot Springs is a natural sulphurous hot water spring located at Taptapani in Ganjam District, Odisha, on the border with Gajapati District. Situated amidst Eastern Ghats forests about 56 km from Berhampur, it is known for its perennial hot water emerging at high temperature. The site includes bathing ponds and a shrine to Goddess Kankadevi and is managed as a tourist destination by Odisha Tourism with an OTDC Panthanivas nearby.

Visitors can expect a forested valley setting in the Eastern Ghats with a natural hot spring emerging from the hillside. The spring water is channelled into concrete bathing ponds and a small temple complex dedicated to Goddess Kankadevi adjacent to the spring. Visitors can see steam rising from the water, bathe in the warm sulphurous pools, explore the surrounding hill forest, and use basic visitor facilities including changing rooms and the nearby OTDC Panthanivas.

The spring is considered sacred and is associated with Goddess Kankadevi, whose shrine stands beside the hot water source. Local tribal communities and pilgrims regard bathing in the spring as purifying, and the site is visited for both religious and wellness purposes.