Amlapura - Tirthagangga

5 km (3 mi.) west of Amlapura are the former princely baths of Tirthagangga ("Water of the Ganges"), which are now an open-air swimming pool open to the public. The baths, constructed by the last Raja of Amlapura about 1947, are beautifully laid out, with fountains, statues and figures of fabulous beasts. They were damaged during the 1963 eruption but have been restored as far as possible to their original form.