Historic places The Manakamana Temple with full Information.

Historic places The Manakamana Tample Located in the Gorkha district of Nepal, this temple is the holy place of Parvati, the Hindu goddess of God. The name Manikamna is derived from two words, "Mana" means heart and "Kaamna" means desire. From the 17th century onwards, it is believed that Devi Manakamana has been giving grace to all the pilgrims to worship her.

The temple is approximately a 140 kilometres (87 mi) from Kathmandu and can also be reached via bus east from Pokhara in around three to four hours.

The interesting  thing is cable car which you have to rides over the distance of 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) in 10 minutes more or less.The cable car usually operates during the daytime from 9 am to 5 pm and stops during lunch break from noon to half past one. Royal Highness Crown Prince Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev inaugurated Manakamana cable car on November 24, 1998. The cable car system was imported from Austria and guarantees a hundred percent safety.

Check the list below for price list of  the cable car.

SN	Category	Price | One Way | Both way
1	Adult Nepali	Rs 525 | Rs 675
2	Child Nepali ( above 3 feet -bellow 4 feet)	Rs 230 | Rs 525
3	Student Nepali	Rs 260 | Rs 525
4	Elderly Nepali above 60 years	Rs 260 | Rs 525

For many years, devotees have been doing pilgrimage here.  The religious campaign to worship Goddess Bhagwati in Manakamana is known as Manmakna Darshan.  According to Hindu mythology, the universe consists of five cosmic elements, earth, fire, water, air and sky.  On this basis, the Goddess is sacrificed.  The following material is suitable for visiting here.  Which you can easily buy before entering the temple.

• Abiir (vermillion)
• Kesar badam (pure saffron and almond )
• Flowers and leaves
• Dhup (incense)
• Diyo (oil lamp)
• Bastra (Cloth, usually in red as it is considered auspicious)
• Fruit and foods such as coconuts and sweet desserts
• Bell
• Betel nut and jannai (sacred thread)
• Anna, grain (rice)
• saubhagya (red cloth, Chura, pota, etc.)

The Manakamana temple is set in a square and looks across a massive sacred magnolia tree.  The temple is four storied with tiered pagoda style roofs and lies on a squar e pedestal.  In 1996, brass plates were installed on the roof.  The entrance to the temple is in the south-west direction and is marked by one stone, which is the sacrificial pillar.

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