Padmatirtha

Serene and calm place in heart of Washim. There is an artificial pond which dries up every summer. Main attraction is the Shiva temple located in the centre of the pond. It is believed that rishi Dadhichi's ashes were immersed in this pond.

This is the most popular place in Washim. It is exactly a temple of lord Shiva , and the temple is between pond which makes it great .

It's so pleasant. And evening 7 is the best time to visit there

Padmatirth Washim is known to have had 108 tirthas, holy places or sacred springs, associated with different gods and rishis. The Padmatirtha is one of the chief tirthas created by Vishnu. The reference to this tirtha has already occurred in the story connected with the origin of the name of the town, it is situated in the northern quarters of the town. The sides are built up in cut stones. Now the tirtha comprises two kundas, reservoir for rainwater harvesting, one to the north and the other to the south. Recently one Shri Rama-narayan Toshnival has constructed a small but artistic temple dedicated to Mahadeva in the centre of the kund used formerly by those who entered the tirtha for swimming as their resting place it is a cement concrete construction. An east-west bridge has been put across the tirtha to facilitate the entrance to the temple in the middle of the reservoir. It is said that the colour of the shalunka, base of lingam also called parashakti, placed in the temple changes thrice in a day i. e., once in the morning, then in the afternoon and last in the evening. According to the British raj era Land and Revenue Settlement report of 1871, the tank used to supply all the drinking water required by the town but it has since lost its purity and taste. The people use the tirtha for the immersion of bones and ashes of the dead whose last rites are performed on its bank. the tirtha is also used for swimming purposes.

It's quite an old place, earlier people used to dump asthi in the water but it is banned nowadays, fishes are cultured in the tank, there is a temple in the middle of water tank, We did analyse the water for planktons and other micro-organisms.