Manakamana temple lies in Gorkha, on top of 1302 meter hill and 105 kilometer west from Kathmandu. The Manakamana devi temple is dedicated of Hindu goddess Bhagawati, an incarnation of goddess Parvati. The combination of two words Mana mean heart and Kamana is wish, so that Manakamana is also 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 middle way of Kathmandu and Pokhara. Spectacular deep valleys, terraced field from cable car and mountain views of Manaslu, Annapurna rages and Himchuli can be seen from temple.
Cable car ride from station at bank of Trisuli River takes about 10 minutes to reach main temple. It is 2.8 kilometer from bottom till the hill. The bottom station of cable car is placed at 258 miter altitudes and top station is placed at 1302 miter altitudes. There are facilities of overnight stay at hotel and good restaurants to take foods. Cable car runs from morning 8 am till evening 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.
Day to Day Itinerary
Drive from kathmandu or from Pokhara as early as you can. Visit Manakamana devi temple and drive back to next destination.
