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| location = [[Dakshina Kannada]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]<br />
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| temperature = {{convert|38|C|F}}-{{convert|57|C|F}}<br />
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[[File:Bendru Theertha, Puttur, Mangalore ೨.jpg|left|thumb|Bendru Theertha]]<br />
'''Bendru Theertha''' ({{lang-tcy|ಬೆಂದ್ರ್ ತೀರ್ಥ}}(boiled water) bendru, bendir, or bend'r ) is a natural hot water spring, located at a distance of about 15 kilometres from [[Puttur, Karnataka|Puttur]] town in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India, which is situated in an area near the river Seeresude([[Tulu language|Tulu]]:ಸೀರೆ(Saree) ಸುದೆ(River)),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kannada.nativeplanet.com/travel-guide/bendru-theertha-the-lone-hot-water-spring-south-india-000859.html|title=ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತದ ಏಕೈಕ ಬಿಸಿ ನೀರಿನ ತೀರ್ಥ!|publisher=}}</ref> a small tributary of the River Chandragiri. Now it is considered govt of [[Karnataka]] as tourist spot of [[Dakshina Kannada]] district.<ref>http://www.udayavani.com/english/news/mangaluru/117307/%E2%80%8Btour-tourist-spots-dk-district-begin-soon-rv-deshapande {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123105456/http://www.udayavani.com/english/news/mangaluru/117307/%E2%80%8Btour-tourist-spots-dk-district-begin-soon-rv-deshapande |date=2015-11-23 }} ''UdayavaniEnglish.com, Nov 21, 2015''</ref><br />
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==Religious centre==<br />
[[File:Bendru Theertha, Puttur, Mangalore ೫.jpg|left|thumb|Bendru Theertha Sign Board]]<br />
Bendru Theertha is a pilgrimage centre for [[Hindus]].<ref>http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/27409/9/09_chapter.2.pdf ''Geochemistry of sampling site Irde Bendru Theertha''</ref> Every year on the occasion of Teertha Amavasya day (falls first week of September)people consider this day to be auspicious and come to the hot spring for a holy bathe. They believed that the water is said to be more auspicious and a dip in the pool drives away all skin diseases like eczema, allergic rashes and many more ailments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.karnataka.com/mangalore/bendru-theertha/|title=Bendre Theertha - Places near Mangalore - Hot Water Spring Puttur|date=22 April 2015|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://samharshbangalore.blogspot.in/2013/04/the-only-hot-water-springs-of-south.html Samharshbangalore.blogspot.in]<br />
* [http://geokarnataka.blogspot.in/2007/09/irde-hot-water-spring-bendr-tirtha.html Geokarnataka.blogspot.in]<br />
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