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Mansa Devi Temple

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يُعرف أيضًا باسم Bilwa Tirth · Mansa Devi Mandir

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ساعات العمل: Temple: 05:00 AM – 09:00 PM daily. الدخول مجاني. خصّص 1.5 hrs. أفضل وقت: 06:00 – 08:00 AM.

آخر تحديث 18 سبتمبر 2026 · أعدّه Traveliac، بمساعدة الذكاء الاصطناعي · 4 دقيقة قراءة

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ساعات العمل: Temple: 05:00 AM – 09:00 PM daily; Ropeway: 05:00 AM – 06:00 PM, with a midday closure roughly 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM for the deity's bhog offering.
رسوم الدخول: مجاني
الوقت اللازم: 1.5 hrs
أفضل وقت في اليوم: 06:00 – 08:00 AM
أفضل الأشهر: Oct – Mar
العنوان: Bilwa Parvat, Shivalik Hills, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 249401

عن Mansa Devi Temple

Mansa Devi Temple sits atop Bilwa Parvat, one of the Shivalik hills ringing Haridwar, and forms one stop on the city's Panch Tirth (five pilgrimage) circuit along with Chandi Devi and Maya Devi. The name comes from the Sanskrit 'mansa' (wish), and the temple's core ritual — tying a red or yellow thread to the branches of the sacred tree in the courtyard, then returning to untie it once the wish is granted — is what distinguishes Mansa Devi from Haridwar's other hilltop shrines. The sanctum holds two representations of the goddess side by side: one image with three heads and five arms, the other with eight arms, a dual-idol arrangement that local priests explain as depicting both the goddess's fierce and benevolent aspects. The hill is reached by the Mansa Devi Udankhatola, a cable ropeway spanning 540 metres horizontally and climbing 178 metres in altitude, or by a stone stepped path that most pilgrims skip in favour of the eight-minute cable car ride.

أفضل وقت في اليوم: 06:00 – 08:00 AM. When the ropeway queue is shortest and the temple's east-facing platform gives a clear view over Haridwar and the Ganga canal before the haze builds up.

مواعيد Mansa Devi Temple

ساعات العمل: Temple: 05:00 AM – 09:00 PM daily; Ropeway: 05:00 AM – 06:00 PM, with a midday closure roughly 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM for the deity's bhog offering.
يُغلق يوم: مفتوح كل يوم

من المفيد معرفته: Ropeway hours may shorten by an hour in December–January due to early dusk; confirm at the base ticket window.

تم جمع ساعات العمل من uttarakhandtourism.gov.in والسجلات العامة، وآخر تحديث في 18 سبتمبر 2026. قد تتغيّر دون إشعار مسبق — تأكد منها قبل السفر. كيف نكتب هذه الأدلة

سعر تذكرة Mansa Devi Temple

Entry fees for Mansa Devi Temple
التذكرة	السعر
الزوار الهنود	مجاني
الزوار الأجانب	مجاني
الأطفال	مجاني
الكاميرا	مجاني

Temple darshan is free. Mansa Devi Udankhatola ropeway (round trip): ₹165 adult / ₹125 child as of 2026, verify at the counter. A combined Mansa Devi–Chandi Devi ropeway ticket costs approximately ₹290–₹340, sold at the base station counter only — no online booking.

تم جمع الأسعار من uttarakhandtourism.gov.in والسجلات العامة، وآخر تحديث في 18 سبتمبر 2026. قد تتغيّر دون إشعار مسبق — تأكد منها قبل السفر. كيف نكتب هذه الأدلة

أفضل وقت لزيارة Mansa Devi Temple

Quiet
Moderate
Busy

05:00 – 07:00
First Ropeway CarsBest time to go
Local devotees and early risers; ropeway queue under 15 minutes, unobstructed views from the hilltop platform.
Quiet
07:00 – 11:00
Morning Peak
Tour groups combine Mansa Devi with Chandi Devi in the same morning; ropeway wait can reach 45–60 minutes on weekends.
Busy
12:00 – 14:00
Bhog Closure
Ropeway and temple close for the deity's midday offering; hilltop empties out almost entirely.
Quiet
16:00 – 18:00
Evening Descent
Steady flow of visitors combining the temple with an evening Har Ki Pauri aarti visit; ropeway queues moderate, 15–25 minutes.
Moderate

تاريخ Mansa Devi Temple

Local tradition identifies Mansa Devi as a manasputri — a deity born of Shiva's mind rather than through conventional birth, which accounts for the name. The temple's exact founding date is not documented with certainty; most regional accounts place its establishment in the medieval period, consistent with Haridwar's broader emergence as an organised Shaktipeeth-adjacent pilgrim circuit alongside Chandi Devi and Maya Devi from roughly the 8th–11th centuries CE, though Mansa Devi is not itself counted among the 51 canonical Shakti Peethas.

The ropeway, which transformed accessibility to the hilltop shrine, was installed by the Uttarakhand government's tourism development arm in the 1990s and remains one of two operating cable systems in Haridwar, the other serving Chandi Devi across the river.

القواعد والآداب في Mansa Devi Temple

Footwear is deposited at the free counter beside the ropeway base station, not at the hilltop — carrying shoes up in a bag is not permitted past the ropeway gate. The wish-thread ritual draws dense crowds directly around the courtyard tree on weekends; queue discipline is loosely enforced by temple volunteers using rope barriers.

The ropeway cabin capacity is capped for safety, and operators halt loading during high wind — a common cause of unannounced 20–30 minute suspensions, particularly in the pre-monsoon months of May and June. Camera use is unrestricted on the hill and inside the ropeway cabin, though tripods are discouraged in the queue area for crowd-flow reasons.

نصائح لزيارة Mansa Devi Temple

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Buy the combined Mansa Devi–Chandi Devi ropeway ticket if visiting both hills the same day — it is sold at either base station and saves both money and a second queue. The 45–60 minute uphill walking trail is a genuine alternative on a cool morning and bypasses the ropeway queue entirely, though it has almost no shade after 9 AM.
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The hilltop platform gives the clearest panoramic view of Har Ki Pauri and the braided Ganga canals in Haridwar, better than any ground-level vantage point in the city — worth timing for early morning before haze sets in. Small stalls near the ropeway base sell prasad and coconut offerings at fixed, posted prices; buying from vendors who approach you on the queue ramp instead usually costs 20–30% more.

كيفية الوصول إلى Mansa Devi Temple

النجمة الحمراء تمثّل Mansa Devi Temple؛ والدبابيس المرقّمة هي أقرب 5 أماكن في أدلتنا، ويظهر على كل منها ترتيبه في مدينته. اضغط على أي دبوس لمزيد من التفاصيل.

Bilwa Parvat, Shivalik Hills, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 249401الاتجاهات في خرائط Google

من Haridwar Junction Railway Station
₹80–100
3 km · 10–15 min
Auto-rickshaw
من Har Ki Pauri
₹60–80
2 km · 8–12 min
Auto-rickshaw or 25-minute walk
من Haridwar Roadways Bus Stand
₹80–100
3.5 km · 12–15 min
Auto-rickshaw

أقرب مطار

من Jolly Grant Airport (DED), Dehradun

approximately 40 km, 65–80 minutes by road.

أقرب محطة قطار

من Haridwar Junction (HW)

approximately 3 km to the ropeway base station, 10–15 minutes by auto-rickshaw.

الأسئلة الشائعة عن Mansa Devi Temple

Do I have to take the ropeway to reach Mansa Devi Temple?

No. A stepped stone trail climbs Bilwa Parvat in 45–60 minutes and is free. Most pilgrims use the ropeway (₹165 adult round trip as of 2026) for speed, especially in summer heat.

Why do people tie threads at Mansa Devi Temple?

Devotees tie a thread to the sacred tree in the temple courtyard while making a wish, then return to untie it once the wish is granted, per longstanding local tradition tied to the goddess's name, which derives from the Sanskrit word for wish.

Is there a combined ticket for Mansa Devi and Chandi Devi ropeways?

Yes. A combined round-trip ticket covering both hills costs approximately ₹290–₹340 as of 2026, sold at either base station counter, and works out cheaper than buying the two rides separately.

Why does the ropeway close at midday?

The temple and ropeway close for roughly two hours around noon for the deity's bhog (food offering) ritual — a fixed daily closure, not a malfunction, typically 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM.

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 18 سبتمبر 2026. كيف نصنّف الأماكن ونتحقق منها