Sohum Spa has opened at the Movenpick Hotel & Spa Bangalore, Southern India.

Spanning more than 4,000sq ft (370sq m), the spa focuses on Indian therapies and treatments as well as exotic Oriental and European healing techniques.

Sohum Spa features eight treatment rooms that were built with textures of old stone, timber and beaten copper.

Facilities include private relaxation rooms, separate his and hers wet-room sections offering steamrooms, saunas, and rain showers.

Sohum is the spa brand owned and operated by Indian medical and wellness group Core Wellness. There are currently 25 Sohum Spas - a mixture of hotel and day spas - across India, making it one of the country's largest spa chains.

There is an emphasis on ayurvedic treatments and treatments on offer are designed based on advice from Core Wellness' panel of doctors and allied experts.

The signature treatment is Shirodharals, where warm medicated herbal oil is poured in an even stream onto the forehead with the aim of pacifying and revitalising the mind.

Other signature treatments on offer include Abhyanga, an Indian massage where warm herbal infused oils are used to stimulate circulation and hydrate the skin.