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Pilonidal sinus is a disease of infective origin where usually a hair gets caught inside the skin near the sacral region between the buttocks, umbilical and axilla. It is associated with foul smelling pus discharge and pain. It is most common in hair dressers (seen in interdigital clefts), jeep drivers and 20- 30 year of age, mostly affects hairy men. Normal treatment followed is z plasty. But the healing of the wound is a challenging task. Here a report of a new case of the recurrent pilonidal sinus, presented with pain and swelling with discharge from the sacrococcygeal region is being discussed. A male patient of 29 year consulted to outpatient department of shalya tantra, Karnataka Ayurveda medical college. In Ayurveda, acharya sushruta has considered it under shalyaja nadi vrana (sinus or fistula due to foreign body). Sushruta mentioned chedana as well as Tilvaka Teekshna pratisaraneeya ksharkarma in the management of nadivrana.