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o_pshenica 

Пусть все будут счастливы, особенно сплетники, завистники и недоброжелатели ) #india #kheerganga #himalayas #православнаяатмосфера #himachalpradesh фильтрами убила небесно-голубую водичку..

There's less and less time in my life for updating previous posts unfortunately, so let's look especially at some photo's popping up recently. 

Alphabetically? 

As there's nothing available from Afghanistan, Bhutan or China (not really, China's contributions fall under Sichuan and Tibet, following), let's start with India. 

First off, the ever beautiful Kheerganga (above), this time the women's side (bathing is strictly gender divided), somehow they need to be protected from some of the most beautiful views of any soak on this globe. 

Lower down the vales of the Himal (we're looking at the second photo), soaks are more visited and less picturesque. Always like a simple picture with a nice personal story.

  

 carapiranha 

#Gangnani desperately clings to a mountainside en route Gangotri, as if a gust of wind could carry it away. It's a tiny hamlet, famed for its #hotspring. In the #ladies bath house, the steaming #water gushes down a narrow rock face and into a cement #pool. Wisps of steam curl from its surface into the crisp air. While we stripped and entered the water as if in a spa, for others it was a religious experience. They were here to be blessed by one holy arm of the Ganga. A quick dip in the early morning, a hand placed at the feet of the deity and then the practiced task of draping their #saris.

Miracles

morganphoto 

Natural hot spring when looking for the perfect #aoolchic with @samrukmasa #picoftheday #kazakhstan #hotsprings #saltywater #miraclewater

Over to the not-often-featured-here Kazakhstan. Contrasting pictures, from the deserts to the mountains (summer to winter?). 

Nearby Kyrgyzstan though has only mountainous hot springs on offer.

Radon hot springs on the outskirts of Almaty, Gorelnik (Kazachstan) by veyizak: 

Гаааааайййс! Мы с @savydova ходили на радоновый источник по пути на турбазу Горельник! Много позитива, заряда энергии и отличного настроения, не смотря на холод в горах, вам обеспечены! Всего то нужно залезть в эту бочку/ванну/корыто с термальной, минеральной водой. 🐳🏞🏔❄️🌊

Altyn Arashan, source

Soaking in the hot springs after our four and a half hour walk

Also from Altyn Arashan, Karakol, source. 

Wow factoring

 

ckl1523

Natural hot spring water in Chame, by Marsyandi khola, Annapurna circuit, Nepal. Simply wow

#Annapurnacircuit #Nepal #Trekking #Chame #naturalhotspring #Himalayas

Halfway through the alphabet we get to Nepal; again two contrasting pictures. Note how the first picture (above, north of the Annapurna's) is a soak below the adjacent river.

 

soffydombernowsky 

Missing Nepal 💋#vacation #beauty #trip #traveling #travelingram #travelgram #vsco #love #beautiful #wanderlust #instatravel #tourist #photooftheday #happy #nature #travel #trek #amazing #annapurnacircuit #hotspring 💦💦

Wait

maison_jade 

Winter is coming here in Shanghai and I am missing this natural outdoor #hotspring at Brilliant Resort and Spa in #Chongqing... Cannot wait to try the one in Yunnan next time ♨️♨️♨️ #luxurytravel

Somewhat of anomaly between the gorgeous natural soaks, just a picture to show the new breed of Chinese soaking for the elite sites: tasteful, but little character (?).  

Then below), back to nature: they hardly get better than these few from Siberia"s Kamchatka peninsula. Natural, beautifully located and remote enough to drop the suit, if that's how you like to soak.

 

kamoutdoors 

Тимоновские Горячие источники) и пускай весь мир подождет) #kamchatka #outdoors #neverstopexploring #tour #travel #hotsprings #тимона #Камчатка #турыпокамчатке #приезжайтевгости

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На Чукотке, между посёлками Лаврентия и Лорино, прямо у дороги с твёрдым покрытием, есть горячий источник. В образовавшемся озерке температура в среднем +45-50 ºС, ближе к самому источнику повышается до +80. Окунуться в горячую воду особенно приятно, когда вокруг мороз около -30 ºС. В советские времена здесь был маленький санаторий с гостиницей, рядом в парниках круглый год выращивали овощи. Сейчас власти Чукотского района мечтают восстановить былое.

leivamood 

Hot springs! Hot springs! 🙈🛀#picoftheday #instagood #kamchatka #kamchatkalife #hotsprings #volcano #warmingup #instadaily #mothernature #nakedplanet #adventure #travel #traveling #travelphotography #travelpics #friends #кусилося

Ritual

Hot spring near Bulunkul. From siconquesoporfavor:

The first destination a remote hill side shack that housed a warmish spring with, strangely enough, a bathtub built in for the water to run through. The water wasn’t that warm but blocked from the wind we took a dip anyway amongst the discarded razor blades the local sheppherds use to shave with and the shabby shack effect is great for a half hour soak after not having a shower last night.

To finish off this entry a couple of rambling affairs which have remoteness and naturalness as common factors as well.  
Above a hot spring near Bulunkul (Tajikistan), following a soak from near Tidrum (I think, located not too far away from Tibet's Lhasa) and rounding off with some (hot) pot affairs.

 

xuanxia_hanna

 #tibet#hotspring

   

 jaapbosman 

After a long climb spending some quality time at the hotspring with the monks. #danamonastery #nangqen #tibet #Qinghai #hotsprings #travelchina

Tapping

Shigatse (Tibet) by mayaruonan 

Local way to enjoy bath. #hotsprings #waytorelax #shigatsesummer #summerfun☀️

I'm always tempted to provide as much info as possible from whatever I can find on internet. But concerning hot springs in the more mountainous regions of north-east Asia, there's very little to report about. It seems that (with exception of China) overall development and reporting on visits is poor and remains so. 

But it's also development itself that seeks to end many of the blissfull soaks. Take the following as an example.

The Nepali Times (13-19 May 2016) has an extensive article on the hot springs of it's mountains and what they could do for tourism.

'Nepalis have been using Himalayan hot springs for health reasons, but their full tourism potential has never been tapped.

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Geothermal expert Mahendra Ranjit says although research on geothermal energy started in Nepal more than 30 years ago, the emphasis was misplaced. “We looked mainly at generating electricity, which is difficult and costly due to the relatively low temperature of the hot springs in Nepal. What we need and should focus on is the direct use of these springs, like in tourism development and farming,” Ranjit told us.  

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All the towns next to hot springs in Nepal are called Tatopani, and there are dozens of them from Humla to Taplejung.

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In Nepal, the huge potential of hot springs remains untapped.  Tourism experts say the scope of hot spring tourism is vast and if properly developed can be a lucrative addition to the tourism market. “With the current infrastructure tourists may visit hot springs for the quaintness of it, but to attract international tourists we need to scale it up or leave everything natural,” says tourism entrepreneur Raj Gyawali. Combining thermal springs with yoga, ayurveda and even shamanism can make it a viable product, Gyawali adds.  

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In Myagdi, the Singa Tatopani on the way to Dhaulagiri Base Camp is often overlooked by foreigners but Nepali patients have been coming here for centuries believing in the healing property of the spring. Income from the spring is used to operate the local Sarvodaya Secondary School with over 300 students. Income from the Bhurung Tatopani is also ploughed into the Saraswati Higher Secondary School. Earnings from the springs are used in the development of not only the springs but the community as well'.

So development and tourism can go hand in hand. However whenever we see talk about developing hot springs, it usually spells the end of another great soak.

Jhinu hot springs, probably one of the most sort after hot soaks of Nepal. Note that development is long way away ... a conundrum? Source: achut12

 #those #days #nature #river #hotspring #friends #nepal

There Must Be Quite A Few Things That A Hot Bath Won't Cure But I Dont Know Many Of Them

Capping
Let's look at more hot springs along the south side of the Himal. 

tejasvikannan 

#hotsprings #khirgangatrek #snowcappedmountains #himachaldiaries #incredibleindia #beautifuldestinations

Locals bathe in a natural hot spring along the Nu River near Liuku, in China’s Yunnan province, March 29, 2016. 

 From the Malaymailonline

Darjay Gompa, le_monde_a_portee_de_mains 

A notre arrivée, le moine qui nous accueille nous explique comme il peut qu'il n'y pas de douche au monastère mais pas de soucis il y a une source chaude à quelques minutes de là... Le lendemain matin on découvre la fameuse source, c’est la plus belle salle de bain qu'on ait vu du voyage 😄 #hotsprings #bathroom #mountains #freedom #nature #naturelovers #beautifuldestinations #experience #voyage #tourdumonde #travel #travelling #travelgram #passionpassport #travellovers #tourdumonde #adventure #lifeofadventure #backpacking #backpacker #traveladdict #wanderlust #landscape #landscapes #neverstopexploring #discover #1jour1lieu #china #sichuan #experienceroutard #lemondeaporteedemains

Tracking

The stan republics:

Garam Chashma, Tajikistan. danielsanwit:

Met blote Tadjieken in een warm bad #adventure #hotsprings #bloterts

kyrgyz.nature 

Warm baths in the middle of the nature, no one around and a view on the river!AltynArashan. Kyrgyzstan.

Photo credit @vrouwopreis 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲 ➡➡ Follow @kyrgyz.nature

➡➡ Tag #kyrgyznature 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲 #kyrgyzstan #kyrgyzmountains

#centralasia #naturekyrgyzstan #kyrgyznomad #mountains #beautiful #summer #sky #wonderfulplaces #tracking #horseriding #wonderfulplaces #aboveseelevel #nature #naturelovers #asia #backpacker #природа #природакыргызстана #горы #лучшегормогутбытьтолькогоры #кыргызстан #горыкыргызстана #issykkul #lake #altynarashan #hotsprings

 veloclub.kz

Главный шеф-пилот велобуса и начальник авто подразделения Клуба вело приключений принимает водные процедуры на минеральном источнике во время Altyn-Emel Bike Tour

#veloalmaty #showedup #hotspring #altynemel #veloclubkz #biketrip #leaser #travel #alabike #alatau

Kyrgystan, Karakol, naport_soaps:

#горячиеисточники, сероводородные, попахивает тухлыми яйцами, вода горячая - градусов 40-45, долго не посидишь, рядом горная холодная речка, в нее можно прыгать :) #иссыккуль #караколь #кыргызстан #naportsoaps #hotsprings

everything centralasia, back in Tajikistan: 

Trip to Iskandarkul & Saritag with some friends.

Whaling
Finally Kamchatka and around ...

orion_travel_kamchatka

 Бассейн с голубой глиной на Дачных источниках. Отдых после похода на Мутновку.

#камчаточкалюбимая #камчатка #мутновка #горелый #горячиеисточники #туры #турыпокамчатке

Looking at the last photo, don't really know where this. Chukota refers to Chukotka Autonomous Okrug a large administrative tundra steppe area on the eastern most point of Asia / Russia. It could refer to Gil’mimyl Hot Spring, to Senyarinskiya Hot Spring (which does look similar, though more rustic) or to (Kukunyskie) hot springs near Lorino village. Read other possibilities here. 

m1nochrome:

Tundra hot springs and whale bones #chukotka #чукотка #arctic #tundra #hotsprings

Best

#Камчатка #вулкан #Ксудач #горячие_источники #кратер #tourism #bestrest #kamchatka #hotsprings 

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A short intermezzo, I seem to have less and less time. 

But during the last few months I've picked up the odd photo here or there. Well, mostly from instagram.

Starting off in the northeast, the wintery spheres of Russia's Kamchatka peninsula combines some fire for the ice.

 

Дачные горячие источники. Умиротворение и покой [grinning] 🏔 [bathtub] [camera] : @zhenyaswan #volcano #volcanoes #volcanos #relax #вулканы #горы #релакс #mountains #mountain #горячиеисточники #hotsprings #thermalsprings #гора #термальныеисточники #beautiful #instadaily #instagood #picoftheday #пейзаж #landscape #russia #россия #cool #cute #showmerussia #outdoor #outdoors #russiainside #instacool 

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A bit of pampering at the Zmeeyovoe Thermal Springs with a view of the frozen lake and snowcapped mountains. What a strange place. The hot springs still constantly comes up even under the ice but the ice sheet doesn't melt. I'm in this baby pool which is Kesha's fav place to get some thermal treatments since childhood #zmeeyovoe #ustbarguzin #siberia #lakebaikal #hotsprings #pampering #relaxation #instamood #instamoment #mytravelgram #wilderness #iceadventure #snow #wildernessculture #openbath Thanks @dia_suttikulpanich for this cozy shot 

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Staying in Russia a winter bath near the Baikal (above), while below we shift further south and west to Kazachstan and then Tajikistan.

 

regram @veloclub.kz Принимаем горячие ванны в рамках вело приключения Hot Spring Lazy Ride #ridemybike #hotspring #alabike #veloalmaty #veloclubkz #алматынавелосипеде #велоалматы #велосипед #huawei #nexus6p #tehnodom 

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Гар-чахма - сульфитный горячий источник. Для жителей Памира, источники леченые и священные места, мальчики и девочки плескаются раздельно. Удовольствие стоит 5 сомони. #tajikistan #babblerdubbler #pamirsamsatrip #hotspring #girls

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Cold coffee 

 

   

Hot spring but cold [coffee] #yumthang #NorthSikkim #india #GyuHuInSikkim #yomjaipaisikkim #journey #mylifeinindia #travel #backpacker #himalayan #himalaya #adventure #hotspring #onsen #nakedinonsen #nakedman #nakedinnature #naked #nakedadventure

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Now we are in the Himal proper. 

On the south flank lie the small Yumthang hot springs (above) in what was once the country of Sikkim. 

Then moving eastwards one enters Bhutan while hopping further over the border eastwards, one comes to the Indian state of Arunachnal Pradesh and Dirang's rustic but enjoyable hot springs.

  

Two Mikes, a Swiss couple, our guide and a new Bhutanese friend Tashi at the local #Gasa #hotspring - Tashi's father is a wealthy man with a lot of businesses, two wives and fourteen children 

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 Blub Blub, [sweat_drops] making bubbles in the natural hot springs of the Dirang Valley! Meet my new Bhutanese friends [tada] #hotsprings #bhutanese #tibet #dirang #arunachalpradesh #incredibleindia #bubbles   

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Blush

   

Kumaoni boys at the local hot spring. All of them dream to move to cities to make money. Very few of them return back. The countryside is emptying out in India like much of the rest of the world. #hotspring #Himalaya #India #Uttarakhand @natgeocreative

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Today's westernmost soaking photo is that of possibly (?) Madkot. Below we have some young damsels soaking in Nepal's Tatopani.

 

   

People said that " Hot water removes all our tiredness n bodyache " & it's true it really works [+1] [smile] Hainata kti ho?? #hotwater#chill#fresh#fun#friends#tatopani#beni#jomsom [raised_hands] [kissing_heart] [blush] 

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Four seasons

   

#камчатка #источник #купаться_зимой #лед_в_волосах #Снежинка #мечтысбываются 

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Above a wintery hot spring from Kamchatka peninsula (though the source fails to pinpoint exactly where) heralds a whirl around central Asia's hotter springs. Below same region, same snow, but same place? At least there's a reference to Vilyuchinskiy volcano.

 

Отдыхать хорошо, а отдыхать в красивом месте прекрасно! Четыре сезона на одном фото! Такое возможно только на Камчатке :) // I like relax in wonderful places! Four seasons on one photo. Kamchatka, Russia #travel #traveling #Russia #nature #flowers #lake #kamchatka #sky #montain #snow #Россия #Камчатка #камчадал #путешествия #путешествуй #весна #горячиеисточники [mount_fuji] #вилючинскийвулкан 

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Free souls 

 

 

 #tajikistan #oldmemories #traveller #freesoul #travelgram #hotsprings #타지키스탄 #추억 #여행자 #자유로운영혼 #여행스타그램 #온천 

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These Koreans (?) have travelled into the Central Asian countries of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and let their hair down, so to say ....
 

#kyrgyzstan #oldmemories #traveller #freesoul #travelgram #hotsprings #키르기즈스탄 #추억 #여행자 #자유로운영혼 #여행스타그램 #온천

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#kyrgyzstan #oldmemories #traveller #freesoul #travelgram #hotsprings #키르기즈스탄 #추억 #여행자 #자유로운영혼 #여행스타그램 #온천 

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Stop 

 

 

What are men to rocks and mountains? #kheerganga #kullu #parvativalley #himachalpradesh #india #himalayas #mountains #hotspring #snow #naturelovers #nature #neverstopexploring #getoutstayout #outinnature #outdoors #discoveryourworld #wanderer #wanderlust #winterwonderland #wilderness #waycoolshots #natgeotravelpic #landscape #instalandscape #instahimachal #instaphoto #instadaily #homeiswherethemountainsare #bestpic #igers

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And then into / onto the Himal proper. Above the picteresque Kheerganga hot spring (India), below other popular hot springs, that of Gasa (Bhutan) and Jhinudanda (Nepal).

Finishing off somewhere near the Tibetan plateau (China).

Whilst staying in Gasa, the most northern province of Bhutan, high up in the Himalayas, which borders Tibet, I visited the hot springs where people journey for days from all over the kingdom to take the cures and heal their ailments. I was told this was a quiet day at the baths! The crowd could not have been friendlier and I even ended up having a soak once I finally put my camera down. #Gasa #Bhutan #hotsprings @georgehlewis @mybhutan

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Taking a much needed rest, chilling in the hot springs on the bank of Modi river after three days of continuous trek #hotspring #rest #chill #aftertrekking #nepal #riverbank #himalayas  

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海螺沟 [monkey] #throwback #china #sichuan #backpacking #travel #hailuogou #glacier #cantseeit #also #hotsprings #frozenhair #endlichwarm #kekse #schnee und #monkeys 

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Soaking in Sikkim

Hot springs in Sikkim
Sikkim is a former independent country that has been part of the Republic of India since 1975. Besides the Indian state of West Bengal to the south, it borders Bhutan to the east, China to the north and Nepal to the west. Distinctly mountainous (it shares the world's third highest mountain peak with Nepal), situated on the south flank of the Himalaya, it's not surprising to find that it contains a number of hot springs.

Sikkim - A Travellers Guide by Arundhati Ray gives a short intro to hot springs in Sikkim ("very good for health") and has a couple of photo's which give us some insight into soaking couture (see page 38 / 39). 
Two other references I found list nine hot springs in Sikkim, though what follows are a few more. Possibly some duplication or some unlisted, who knows?

Rajib:

'Lot of barebodied men of all ages skin dipping in a pool of water. The water is rather warm than hot. An appearance analogous to a fish market, where a large number of live fishes are kept in a barrel for sale. This, in essence was my first impression of the Tatopani hot spring site [Legship]'.

Sweet

Legship in South Sikkim could well be the name of the first of a number of hot springs in Sikkim. Alternatively it's known as Reshi hot spring or Phur Tsachu, there's no consensus on the right name.
Legship itself is becoming more well known as it hosts a Shiva temple and is the site of a hydropower station.
The hot spring itself is located outside of Legship:

'Situated on the bank of River Rangeet is the hot spring 'Phur Tsa Chu', half an hour drive from Legship and one hour drive from  Jorethang. Pilgrims from all walks of life come to dip in this hot spring during the month of January to March'.

Put differently:

'Ideal spot for bird watching and butterflies. At 8 kms from Legship and 34 km from Ravangla towards Naya Bazaar on the banks of river Rangit, lies the popular hot sulphur springs. It's great medicinal values as well as religious importance attract many tourists and local devotees. The place is also important for two sacred caves Khandosangphu and Sharchog Begphu, where the great Buddhist Saint Padmashambhava is believed to have meditated during His journey to Tibet in 7th century'.

More revelations:

'It flaunts of a hot spring nearby, believed to hold medicinal powers, and footprint inscribed rocks which are attributed to that of the fairies. Lho [cave] Khandro- Sang Phug is said to be associated with the ‘God of Increasing Knowledge’'.

'Hot Spring Legship West Sikkim'.

Siniolchu Travels

There is though one official website, complete with GPS coordinates. One must also note that there's quite some confusion concerning what / where. This link to a publication revels GPS coordinates of reshi, Borong and Polo hot spring [1].

Not everyone is however charmed by the hot springs. Experience 1:

'From Kechopari we took a jeep to Legship where there were "hot springs". After a long hike we discovered that these hot springs were a tiny dribble of water by a monestary along the Rangit river. Our dreams of swimming in warm water were dashed. Plus, i had been feeling a bit under the weather already and the smell of sulfer did me in. I spent most of Legship asleep in bed. Sweet sweet hotsprings'.

Experience 2 (link though since orginal posting in 2012, not working):

'In Legship however things were not so wonderful. There were no rooms at the one hotel that was open. No problem, I could walk to the hot springs where there were huts. I asked around. The consensus, the hot springs don't get hot until DECEMBER. Dear Lonely Planet editiors, this might be something you want to include in your next edition'.

Let's hope they are paying attention in Melbourne ...
Experience 3:

'From Tashiding we went to Legship, a nowhere transit town, but we had a picturesque walk along the river to find the local natural hot springs. Compared to NZ, the hot springs are lukewarm and very shallow. But it was a cultural experience to be pressed firmly between 30 partially-naked, old, local women, and pampered with a mud treatment and constant scoops of hot water over parts of my body freezingly exposed by the shallow water'.

Experience 4:

'The Scorpio again came to halt at the Reshi Hot Springs (also know as Taatopaani in the local lingo). Well but before we could get to see the springs, we had to walk down some real steep steps, cross a creaky suspension bridge & then walk through another narrow path all the way to the banks of the Legship lake. Well once we reached the springs, we saw this small encircled area separated from the lake; that my friends, was were the water was hot.
There were plenty a people who were relaxing in the hot waters of Reshi; more were just flowing in getting out of their clothes in a whim; taking a dip. My personal thoughts were that though the area was pretty, it could be a tad better maintained'.

So to recap: the springs are disappointing, poorly maintained and full of old half naked women (sexist?). Raju completes the laments with

'Firstly there is a near vertiginous climb down a narrow flight of steps. Then we had to cross a worn out suspension bridge over the crystal clear river water. Walk for about 200 metres to reach the spot of hot springs. It is a very small pool of water just above the main flow of the river. Hot water overflows from this pool into the river. It was so full of people that we lost the interest of dipping in it'.

The following is a more balanced article:

'It just takes a one hour ride to reach Legship form Jorethang , which is famous for its hot water spring [Tatopani]. On the way to Legship, one can see a board put up wherein it is written Tatopani Bhir. Just on the bank o the river Teesta, there is a 20 x 20 square foot hot water spring. The water is bounded with two steep hills [Bhir], Sanghanath and Miyong hills.
The Legship hot water spring is known for its medicinal proprieties for healing different ailments like chronic skin disease, bronchitis and hearing ailments. The hot water spring is also worshipped by the people and there is a mythical belief that if people with any desire for something here then that is definitely fulfilled, so people come here to fulfill their long pending wishes from far off places like Nepal, Bhutan and the neighbourings states like Assam, Nagaland, Bihar. The pilgrims generally come to the hot water spring in the month of April to November, every yea. More than six thousand people throng here which then turns into a mela. Most of the pilgrims stay at the hot water spring for about a week. The people are allowed to take a bath in tow batches of males and females at a time. Every group is allowed to have a bath for two hours. The Chowkidars [overseeers] that have been appointed by the Tourism Department see to that every thing goes according to order and in time. The department has also built one resting shed with attached bathroom for the pilgrims. The department is also building eco-huts, which is under construction. The eco-huts will provide makeshift lodges for the pilgrims, during their stay at the hot water spring. The six months during which the pilgrims come to the hot water spring gives the local villagers a chance to earn some money by doing various business, along with giving the village the feeling of holding a ‘village fair’'.

Source: The Mail, dated: 10^th September 2007.

Furthermore there is one youtube vid.

Impressed
The above is probably the most well-known of Sikkim's soak. Less well-known are what follows.

Situated close to both the Tibetan and Bhutanese borders it is often referred to by the Bhutanese name for hot springs (tsachu) which is mentioned after the location. In this case Yumthang Tsachu. 
Besides it being the location of a hot spring, Yumthang (and the valley in where it is located) is known as the 'enchanted valley of flowers', the flowers sprouting from the alpine meadows and extensive rhododendron forests. The fame of the former is such that the government organized the International Rhododendron Festival 2010 here.

The hot spring:

'At an altitude of 12,000 ft, 135 km from Gangtok in North Sikkim, a few hundred metres off the road, after crossing river Lachung over a wooden bridge lies a small hut which houses a pool where sulphur water of hotspring is collected for taking a dip'. (source)

Or

'For the convenience of bathers, there is a hut with two pools which contains hot spring water. Hot water rich in sulphuretted hydrogen gas from a spring just behind the hut and is diverted to the pools' (source).

P2061024 Hot water spring, aka "Taato Paani" in Yumthang.

Source

First hand reports often are tepid in their appreciation, others seem more honest as you might agree with after a look at the picture above.

'we wind up at a much advertised and highly unappealing hot spring which is basically a tiny cement ditch containing hot spring water enclosed in a dark and dingy hut (luckily my lonely planet guide had prepared me for this). silla from iceland, the land of beautiful hot springs is very impressed! haha!'

Haha indeed. Welcome to Asia. Sikkim Times (9 October 2009) adds that the facilities will be improved.
Another first hand experience (2010):

'An hour further north and we got to Zero Point, the end of the road, with the hot springs renowned for their medical properties. There are some families that come to hot springs every year for about 2-4 weeks. They sit down in the hot water few times a day, cook and mostly sleep and relax in a hut. They believe that this is the best cure not only to have a beautiful skin but also for any physical problem. They were so hospitable. They made tea for us that warmed our cold body (some people from our group jumped into the hot pool but next day, all of them had a cold:)'.

Yumthang, wikipedia reports, is not year round reachable, during the winter the road there is often closed due to snow fall. Or

Yumthang is not feasible as roads are commonly foggy

Yumesamdong (or Momay Samdong) is located just up the valley from Yumthang (25 km). There are reputed to be more than 10 hot springs closeby. Others say 14! As it's pretty remote and rugged (snow more or less year round), not much is known about the springs in this area. One can get a first hand report of a trip to Yume Samdong. Beware though, in 2009 tourists died when a rock smashed their car, the Sikkim Times reports.

The photo is from a short blog entry by helena and jakob while visiting Yumesandong.
They also have a reference to Rinjink hot spring, not substantiated anywhere else.

Murder
Close to each other are  hot springs of Borong and Ralang in South Bhutan:

'Borong and Ralong hot water springs are located within a distance of 7 kms from each other. Popular with visitors from all over the region, these natural spas are said to have strong curative powers. Ralang Cha-chu [or Tsachu] can be reached after an hour long walk from Ralong monastery while Borang Cha-chu is reached after a 7 km drive to Ralong and then a 40 min walk downhill'.(source)

Ralang hot spring is, you might have noticed, above often referred to as Ralong, but it seems Ralang is the most often used. Ralang, like Borong, is apparently very beautiful and Ralang is also home to a Buddhist monastery. The hot spring played an important part in Sikkim's history when in the 18th century the Sikkim ruler was murdered here.

Finding it, is not straight forward Adrian shares with us:

'then set off for a nearby hot spring, that I understood to be 1-2 km away. ... It wasn't... I'm not quite sure how I got this so wrong, but I'd estimate in the end I walked about 10 miles up and down a very steep hill, having neglected to take any water with me. ... The hot spring was a small pool containing water that was quite hot, however by this point hot; undrinkable water was not really the sort I was after. So after a brief rest we [Adrian and a dog] set off back up the hill, which really was very steep'.

More experiences:

'Eventually the jeep came to a stop and when we asked where the hot springs where they told us that they were closed because it was low season... it was incredible how not one person gave us this important piece of information... we would have really taken it into consideration'.

This report notes that Borong hot spring is annually geared up for the cold season soaking seekers:

'This hot spring is popular among visitors as it is believed to have strong curative powers and hundreds of visitors come every year to take a dip in it'.

Tops
Tarum (Tsarum) is a northern Sikkim hot spring which forms part of multi-day trek. Photo's and this description from Lachen's website, a website which has ceased to exist:

'A little beyond the hut [which is Tarum] after crossing the stream there are two hot springs where one can have a relaxing dip. The one on top is being the hotter of the two is considered as the male and the lower one as the female. As per tradition one must always enter the female pond on the top before entering the male one'.

Pirane adds this great blog entry:

'All of a sudden we reach into an opening from where we can see a small house, our residence for the night. It’s a small basic structure with two rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom, as one room is already occupied by two elderly Lepchas [local ethnicity] we make ourselves comfortable in the adjoining one. We take appreciative gulps of piping hot tea to warm our damp bodies. Very quickly we strip ourselves of our wet clothes to immerse our bodies in the female pond. Male and female, that’s the term the locals have given to the two sulphur ponds, the cooler one being the female and the hotter one the male. The locals believe that one should first enter into the female pond before going to the male pond, the reason for which I really did not know but logically it made sense as the male pond was so hot that it made me yelp as I dip my foot in. Nima and myself were thoroughly enjoying as we sit there chatting for more than an hour, coming out occasionally to escape the dizziness from the sulphur fumes'.

The following photo ('male pond') is also from this blog. Looks great.

That's what Carsten Nebel reports as well:

'The walk through overgrown trails in the hot morning makes it hard to enjoy the hot spring in Tsarum at first. But after a rinse in the cold creek, it feels wonderful to sit under the pipes with hot water. Unlike other hot springs, this one is kept very clean, is visited by few people and the water doesn't even smell bad. It's definitely one of the top-3 hot springs in the Himalayas'.

My Himalyas:

'The walk through overgrown trails in the hot morning makes it hard to enjoy the hot spring in Tsarum at first. But after a rinse in the cold creek, it feels wonderful to sit under the pipes with hot water. Unlike other hot springs, this one is kept very clean, is visited by few people and the water doesn't even smell bad. It's definitely one of the top-3 hot springs in the Himalayas'.

Serene
Now, the above may not have been totally clear, from hereon things get murkier ...

Possibly unknown but only to geological insiders [PDF] are Zee hot spring and Shagyong, both in northern Sikkim.

Another mentioned in the same document is Gangyap in Western Sikkim. Sometimes referenced as (possibly?) Tashiding, there are a few links. 

spaceppl:

'Tashiding - Tattapani (HotSpring)'

The Himalayan Beacon (link lost to eternity), while expressing concerns about development in general and specifically hydro dams, mentions (Tholung) Kong(sa) hot spring:

'Dzongu contains a number of important sacred sites such as caves where Guru Rinpoche meditated, the Keshong Lake, the Kongsa hot springs, and the Tholung temple that is revered not merely by the Lepchas, but by all the Buddhists of Sikkim'.

Could it be just another name for Tarum? No (?), it is the same as Tholung Tsachu which is another hot spring along a trekking route, though less well known. 
Tholung is located in northern Sikkim and is home to a Tibetan monastery as well as the nearby hot springs.
Mayal Lyang homestay advises a trip here:

'Enjoy the serenity of the place and spend some time meditating. A traditional bamboo bridge from here takes you to a hot water spring. Spend some time soothing your tired limbs here'.

But it could also be referred to as Dzongu, as Dzongu primarily refers to the wider valley of such ... though the hot springs would be close to Tholung monastry.

I also note this:

'Lingdem Hot Spring: Near Kayeem-Lingdem, there is a hot spring with separate enclosures for males/ females. You can soak in the bubbling Sulphur water at a leisure'.

From some vague photo's it looks like a building has been built to house the springs. Could alsso be Lingden ....

Then there is the drilling for a hydro dam which resulted in the existence of a hot spring according to the Voice of Sikkim:

'In what could be a repeat of 1949, the Himagiri Power Project staff discovered hot-spring at the site where they were drilling rock, about 150 ft above Lingdem Road on September 10. .
...
Talking to media persons Zilla member of the area, Dubzor Lepcha and the local people informed that the same hot spring was discovered at the same place in the year 1949 but suddenly submerged after two years. “This year, this hot spring has suddenly emerged with drilling works being carried out at the same place,” they said'.

Just recently the Sikkim government has earmarked funds 

'... for development of Allied facilities for Lingdem Hot Spring, Upper Dzongu, North Sikkim'.

So what is now Lingdem hot spring?

Another soak is Khandum as blogged by Ugen Chopel Dorji:

'After about 2 hours drive we reached the place called Khandum Tshachu, which literally means Hot spring water of Goddesses. We all dropped by the nearby hot spring and just took a little patched washed as we did not have time to halt for the whole day'.

Soaking in Sikkim 
While trying to enjoy Sikkim's hot springs please take in the following [PDF file, but hey where did it go?]:

'The increase in human activities in the hot spring areas has lead to various ecological stresses. The people demand on the surrounding forests for firewood due to lack of alternative fuel. There is a lack of proper solid waste disposal as huge quantities of solid wastes are generated during peak season. Waste materials lie scattered along the surrounding huts and the river banks. The sanitary facilities available are unhygienic and insufficient as temporary toilets are constructed on the river bank where the faecal matter is directly discharged into the river without any treatment. The demand for meat and meat products had further accelerated the rate of fishing in the rivers. The large number of patients with various communicable diseases frequenting this hot spring may further spread these diseases. It is feared that due to the unhygienic conditions prevailing around these hot springs, the people on their way back may be infected by new diseases. The hot springs of Sikkim are regarded as places of worship and hold a high religious esteem in the hearts of the local people. The people drink the hot water and bathe in it, considering these factors detailed microbiological and radio-activity study of these water is felt essential taking into account, the study of the geomorphologic aspect of these hot springs and their economic exploitation'.

Happy soaking Sikkim!

Notes
[1] Thakur,N, S. Das, M.T. Sherpa, R. Ranjan (2013) GPS Mapping and Physical description of Polok, Borong and Reshi Tatopani - Hot springs of Sikkim. Journal of International Academic Research for Multidisciplinary, Impact Factor 1.393, ISSN: 2320-5083, Volume 1, Issue 10, November 2013.