The Bakreswar waters are held to be beneficial in cases of
chronic bronchitis and skin disease. The Pandas claim that the
waters will cure rheumatism and diabetes. The springs are as
good as Rajgir springs in Bihar. Rajgir springs have been
somewhat of an attraction with the development of Rajgir. Some
more tourist amenities have to be offered to Bakreswar before
the place could be made attractive to the tourists. As a matter
of fact Bakreswar has the additional advantage of having a few
cold springs in close proximity which Rajgir has not got. The
spring’s discharges into a rivulet, which runs past them and
joins a small, stream about 200 yards from the temples. The hot
springs are frequented by barren women and women suffering from
miscarriage. It is believed they derive special benefit from
diving under a submerged arch in one of the reservoirs. Captain
Sherwill found that the temperature of the hottest spring was
162 degrees Fahr, and of the coolest 128 degrees at noon on 28th
December 1850, the temperatu