Bhimgoda Tank
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يُعرف أيضًا باسم Bhim Goda · Bhimgoda Kund
إجابة سريعة
ساعات العمل: 05:00–20:00. الدخول مجاني. خصّص 30 min. أفضل وقت: 07:00 – 09:00 AM.
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- ساعات العمل
- 05:00–20:00
- رسوم الدخول
- مجاني
- الوقت اللازم
- 30 min
- أفضل وقت في اليوم
- 07:00 – 09:00 AM
- أفضل الأشهر
- Oct – Mar
- العنوان
- Bhimgoda Road, near Haridwar Junction Railway Station, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 249401
عن Bhimgoda Tank
Bhimgoda Tank sits about 1 km from Har Ki Pauri and takes its name from a Mahabharata legend: Bhima, the second of the five Pandava brothers, is said to have struck the ground with his knee (goda in Hindi) to create the pool when the group, travelling toward the Himalayas, needed water. Ganga water feeds the tank, and its water is popularly believed to carry healing and purifying properties distinct from the open river. The site is one of Haridwar's older, lower-key heritage stops — smaller and far quieter than the hilltop temples or the main ghat, but historically continuous with the same Pandava-pilgrimage mythology that also touches Sapt Rishi Ashram upstream.
أفضل وقت في اليوم: 07:00 – 09:00 AM. When the tank is calm and the short walk from Har Ki Pauri is comfortable before the day's heat builds.
مواعيد Bhimgoda Tank
يفتح Bhimgoda Tank في 05:00 ويغلق في 20:00. ولا يختلف الأمر في عطلة نهاية الأسبوع: السبت والأحد بالمواعيد نفسها.
- ساعات العمل
- 05:00–20:00
Mon–Sun 05:00–20:00 - يُغلق يوم
- مفتوح كل يوم
من المفيد معرفته: The tank draws its largest crowds during Sawan (July–August), when devotees decorate it with flowers, lights, and flags and bathing queues extend well beyond the compound.
تم جمع ساعات العمل من uttarakhandtourism.gov.in والسجلات العامة، وآخر تحديث في . قد تتغيّر دون إشعار مسبق — تأكد منها قبل السفر. كيف نكتب هذه الأدلة
سعر تذكرة Bhimgoda Tank
| التذكرة | السعر |
|---|---|
| الزوار الهنود | مجاني |
| الزوار الأجانب | مجاني |
| الأطفال | مجاني |
| الكاميرا | مجاني |
Entry is free, as of 2026, verify at the counter for any Sawan-month (July–August) crowd-management restrictions.
تم جمع الأسعار من uttarakhandtourism.gov.in والسجلات العامة، وآخر تحديث في . قد تتغيّر دون إشعار مسبق — تأكد منها قبل السفر. كيف نكتب هذه الأدلة
أفضل وقت لزيارة Bhimgoda Tank
- Quiet
- Moderate
05:00 – 08:00
Early MorningBest time to go
A handful of local devotees; the tank is calm and easy to approach directly.
Quiet08:00 – 13:00
Morning
Modest, steady footfall from pilgrims combining the tank with nearby Maya Devi Temple.
Quiet13:00 – 17:00
Afternoon
Quiet through the afternoon; a comfortable stop between train connections at nearby Haridwar Junction.
Quiet17:00 – 20:00
Evening
A modest rise as visitors pass through en route to the Har Ki Pauri aarti a kilometre away.
Moderate
تاريخ Bhimgoda Tank
The Bhimgoda legend belongs to the same Mahabharata-era travel narrative that places the Pandava brothers passing through Haridwar en route to the high Himalaya — a mythological thread that recurs at Sapt Rishi Ashram, where the brothers are also said to have passed on the same journey. The tank's name, combining Bhim and goda (knee), directly encodes the origin story told at the site: unable to find water for his exhausted companions, Bhima is said to have driven his knee into the rock, and the resulting depression filled with a spring that is still fed today by a diverted Ganga channel.
Bhimgoda has functioned as a minor but continuously used pilgrimage stop for centuries, its proximity to Har Ki Pauri keeping it within the city's core ritual geography even as the main ghat's aarti tradition came to dominate Haridwar's modern pilgrim economy. A barrage further downstream, also named Bhimgoda, regulates the Ganga's flow into the canal system that feeds Har Ki Pauri itself, tying the tank's mythology directly to the engineering that keeps the city's most famous ghat perennially wet even in low-flow winter months.
القواعد والآداب في Bhimgoda Tank
Footwear is removed before approaching the tank's stone steps; there is a small rack at the entrance. During Sawan (July–August), the tank becomes a focal point for elaborate decoration with flowers, lights, and coloured flags, and crowd volume rises sharply — expect queuing for close access to the water during this period.
As a smaller, less commercialised site than Har Ki Pauri, Bhimgoda has fewer touts and vendors, and the general pace is unhurried outside festival dates. Visitors bathing in the tank are expected to do so fully clothed, consistent with practice at Haridwar's other sacred tanks, and loose plastic offerings (bags, wrappers) are discouraged by posted notices asking devotees to use biodegradable flower and leaf offerings instead.
نصائح لزيارة Bhimgoda Tank
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Bhimgoda Tank is an easy add-on rather than a standalone destination — pair it with Maya Devi Temple, roughly 2 km away, and a walk back toward Har Ki Pauri for the evening aarti, covering three of Haridwar's older, central-city heritage sites in a single unhurried afternoon.
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Because it sits close to Haridwar Junction, it also makes a sensible short stop for travellers with a few hours to spare between trains, without needing to cross the river or climb to a hilltop temple. The tank is small enough that a visit rarely takes more than 20–30 minutes, which makes it easy to underestimate how much of Haridwar's working religious geography — barrage, canal, tank, and ghat — is compressed into this short stretch of riverbank; asking a local priest to point out the Bhimgoda Barrage from the tank steps is a quick way to see that connection firsthand.
كيفية الوصول إلى Bhimgoda Tank
لم نحدّد بعد الموقع الدقيق لـBhimgoda Tank على الخريطة؛ تعرض الخريطة الأماكن الأخرى في دليل Haridwar. استخدم العنوان أدناه أو رابط الاتجاهات.
Bhimgoda Road, near Haridwar Junction Railway Station, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 249401الاتجاهات في خرائط Google
من Har Ki Pauri
1 km · 5–8 min
Walkable; ₹30–40 cycle-rickshaw
من Haridwar Junction Railway Station
₹70–903 km · 10–12 min
Auto-rickshaw
من Maya Devi Temple
₹50–702 km · 8–10 min
Auto-rickshaw
أقرب مطار
من Jolly Grant Airport (DED), Dehradun
approximately 38 km, 60–75 minutes by road.
أقرب محطة قطار
من Haridwar Junction (HW)
approximately 3 km, 10–12 minutes by auto-rickshaw or a 30-minute walk.
الأسئلة الشائعة عن Bhimgoda Tank
Why is Bhimgoda Tank named after Bhima?
According to Mahabharata-linked local legend, Bhima, the second Pandava brother, struck the ground with his knee (goda) to create the pool when the Pandavas needed water while travelling toward the Himalayas through Haridwar.
Is there an entry fee for Bhimgoda Tank?
No, entry is free as of 2026.
How far is Bhimgoda Tank from Har Ki Pauri?
About 1 km, a 5–8 minute walk or short cycle-rickshaw ride, making it an easy add-on to a Har Ki Pauri visit.
When is Bhimgoda Tank most crowded?
During the Hindu month of Sawan, typically July–August, when the tank is elaborately decorated with flowers and lights and large numbers of devotees gather to bathe.
أُعدّ بمساعدة الذكاء الاصطناعي من مصادر رسمية وسجلات عامة، ونُشر فقط بعد عمليات التحقق الموضحة في كيف نكتب هذه الأدلة. لم يزر أحد من فريق Traveliac هذا المكان شخصيًا. آخر تحديث في . كيف نصنّف الأماكن ونتحقق منها
