Five Pandava Wells or Panchananda Teerth

The Five Pandava Well or the Panchananda Teerth is situated across the Gomti river. It is said that after losing everything to gambling, the Pandavas came to this spot for penance. The local people condemned the gambling and five sages were called to intercede on their behalf. On the sages’ advice, the Pandavas performed penance and through their supernatural powers, drew waters from five different rivers in the form of wells, also called kunds. The five rivers are 1) Lakshmana from Badrinath at Yudhistira Kund 2) Jambuwanti from Gaya at Bhima Kund 3) Gomti from Lucknow at Arjuna Kund 4) Ushawati from Goa at Nakula Kund 5) Chandrabhaga from Orissa at Sahadeva Kund. These kunds are located at a short distance of five meters from each other. Despite being surrounded by the saline waters of the sea, these six feet deep wells bear sweet water with the water level never receding. Just adjacent to the kunds is a huge temple courtyard which consists of the Laxmi Narayan Garuda swayambhu idol. In the centre, a statue of Durvasa is installed below a tree where he is believed to have carried out penance for cursing Rukmini. A floating stone from Ram Setu near Rameswaram is also displayed in one of the temple structures.