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PLACES
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SAV
Sav village (T. Mahad, 18°00' N, 73°20' E, p. 607, RS. Mumbra
100 m) two miles west of Mahad, and 2½ east of Dasgahv has
three hot-water springs near each other on the bank of the Savitri
river. The springs are about fifteen feet above sea level, and have
three cisterns of cut-stone. The water is insipid and sulphurous to
taste, though on analysis no trace of iron sulphur, alkali, or
iodine was found. The cisterns were formerly much visited by
persons, suffering from skin diseases, dyspepsia, and rheumatism [Trans. Bom. Med. and Phy. Soc(1838), 1258. Forbes (1771) who went
to see the Sav hot springs notices that they were much resorted to by ladies and gentles
men from Bombay. Oriental Memoirs, I. 192.]
People of all castes still bathe in the springs, but none stay for
any time. A new tank is now constructed near the cisterns.
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