Manakamana temple lies in Gorkha, on top of a 1302-meter hill and 105 kilometres west of Kathmandu. The Manakamana Devi temple is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Bhagawati, an incarnation of goddess Parvati. The combination of two words, Mana, which means heart, and Kamana, which is a wish, so that Manakamana is also the goddess of will fluffiness. It is believed that Goddess Manakamana grants the wishes of all those people who worship her. The famous Manakamana Devi temple takes 3 hours to drive from Kathmandu. It is the middle way between Kathmandu and Pokhara. Spectacular deep valleys, the terraced field from the cable car, and mountain views of Manaslu, Annapurna ranges, and Himchuli can be seen from the temple.
A cable car ride from the station at the bank of the Trisuli River takes about 10 minutes to reach the main temple. It is 2.8 kilometres from the bottom to the hill. The bottom station of the cable car is placed at 258-meter altitude, and the top station is placed at 1302 meter altitudes. There are facilities for overnight stay at the hotel and good restaurants to eat in. The cable car runs from morning 8 am till evening at 5 pm. Between 12 noon and 1 o’clock is lunch time, so the cable car service will be stopped for an hour. Saturday and other public holidays in Nepal are more crowded.
Manakamana Tour can be combined with other famous pilgrimage tours like Muktinath tour, Janakpur, Lumbini, and any other tours or trekking. Start driving either from Pokhara or from Kathmandu. Rafting in the Trisuli River is also possible to combine with Manakamna Day Tours.
Trip Departure: 6:00 AM from Touch Kailash Travels & Tours or the hotel you stayed at in Kathmandu
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