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Why is Parasuramkund an important Hindu pilgrimage site?
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Parasuramkund is an important Hindu pilgrimage site located on the Lohit River in the eastern region of Arunachal Pradesh. It is significant to devotees as a sacred place where they believe their sins can be washed away in the local waters.1
The site is associated with Parashurama, who is revered as one of the ten avatars (incarnations) of the god Vishnu.2