ManaKamana Temple, Goddess who fulfills all the wishes

Nepal has always been known for its Natural Beauty and loving people but there are other things which makes this country special and that is from the religious point of view, there are many sacred places in Nepal whichare worth a visit and they hold a very nice history in themselves, one of such a sacred place is the temple of Goddess ManaKamana.

ManaKamana Temple is a holy temple which is dedicated to Hindu Goddess Bhagwati, Manakamana means “any wish from the heart”, It is believed that Goddess Manakamana grants the wishes of all those who visits this shrine.

There is a very nice mythical story associated with this temple

It is said back in the 17^th century when the king of Nepal was Gorkha Ram Shah, his queen possessed some divine powers which was known only by this devotee Lakhan Thapa, One day king witnessed his queen in the form of Goddess incarnation (Goddess Bhagwati) and Lakhan thapa in the form of a Lion, the King had a mysterious death after witnessing this surprising fact. The queen committed Sati on his husbands funeral before commiting sati queen assured Lakhan Pal that she would appear in the near future. It is said that after six months when a farmer was plouging his field he saw a stone from which a stream of Milk and Blood were flowing, When Lakhan Singh knew about this incident he visited the place and performed Hindu tantric rituals which ceased the flow of milk and blood. The site where the stone was discovered became the foundation of the present shrine.

This temple is in the Pagoda style and lies 12 kilometer south of the Gorkha region and it is about 100 kilometer drive from Kathmandu

This temple is famous for 3 Main reasons 1) Fulfillment of wishes it is said the wishes are fulfilled if they are wished with a true heart 2) Sacrificing of Animals at the temple, it is said the people sacrifices animals like goats or fly pigeons if their wishes comes true 3) Cable car, this temple is also very famous due to cable car service earlier one used to walk uphill for about 3 hours to reach this holy shrine but now one can easily reach up the hill using this cable car service.

Things to Know before you visit ManaKamana Temple

Main Seasons to visit – Dashain (September-October)

Nag Panchami (July-August)

Operational timing of Cable car – 9am to 5pm and Stops during lunch break from noon to past one

Cost for Cable tickets – Normal – 345 NPR

Child - 210 NPR

Student - 260 NPR

Foreigner (Non Indian) – USD 11

Foreigner child (Non Indian) – USD 8

Note* - Cable tickets rates may have changed

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fills all the wishes ...

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