Manakamana temple lies in Gorkha, on top of 1302 meter hill and 105 kilometres west from Kathmandu. The Manakamana Devi temple is dedicated of Hindu goddess Bhagawati, an incarnation of goddess Parvati. The combination of two words Mana means heart and Kamana 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 peoples who worship her. The famous Manakamana Devi temple reaches 3 hours driving from Kathmandu. It is the middle way of 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.
Cable car ride from the station at the bank of Trisuli River takes about 10 minutes to reach the main temple. It is 2.8 kilometre from bottom till the hill. The bottom station of the cable car is placed at 258-meter altitudes and top station is placed at 1302 meter altitudes. There are facilities for overnight stay at the hotel and good restaurants to take foods. Cable car runs from morning 8 am till evening at 5 pm. In between from 12 noon till 1 o’clock is lunch time so that cable car service for an hour will be stopped. Saturday and other public holidays of Nepal is more crowded.
Manakamana Tour can be combining with other famous pilgrimage tour like Muktinath tour, Janakpur, Lumbini and any other tours or trekking start driving either from Pokhara or from Kathmandu. Rafting in Trisuli River is also possible to combine with Manakamna Day Tours.
Trip Departure : 6:00 AM from Touch Kailash Travels & Tours or Hotel you stayed at Kathmandu
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