Bhimgoda Tank
#3de 7 lugares para visitar en HaridwarHaridwar, Uttarakhand
También conocido como Bhim Goda · Bhimgoda Kund
Respuesta rápida
Horario: 05:00–20:00. La entrada es gratuita. Calcula 30 min. Mejor momento: 07:00 – 09:00 AM.
Actualizado el · Redactado por Traveliac, con ayuda de IA · 4 min de lectura
- Horario
- 05:00–20:00
- Precio de entrada
- Gratis
- Tiempo necesario
- 30 min
- Mejor momento del día
- 07:00 – 09:00 AM
- Mejores meses
- Oct – Mar
- Dirección
- Bhimgoda Road, near Haridwar Junction Railway Station, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 249401
Sobre 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.
Mejor momento del día: 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.
Horario de Bhimgoda Tank
Bhimgoda Tank abre a las 05:00 y cierra a las 20:00. El fin de semana no cambia nada: sábados y domingos siguen el mismo horario.
- Horario
- 05:00–20:00
Mon–Sun 05:00–20:00 - Cierra los
- Abierto todos los días
Bueno saber: 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.
Horario recopilados de uttarakhandtourism.gov.in y registros públicos, última actualización el . Pueden cambiar sin previo aviso — confírmalos antes de viajar. Cómo escribimos estas guías
Precio de entrada de Bhimgoda Tank
| Entrada | Precio |
|---|---|
| Visitantes indios | Gratis |
| Visitantes extranjeros | Gratis |
| Niños | Gratis |
| Cámara | Gratis |
Entry is free, as of 2026, verify at the counter for any Sawan-month (July–August) crowd-management restrictions.
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Mejor época para visitar 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
Historia de 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.
Normas y etiqueta en 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.
Consejos para visitar 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.
Cómo llegar a Bhimgoda Tank
Todavía no tenemos la ubicación exacta de Bhimgoda Tank; el mapa muestra los demás lugares de nuestra guía de Haridwar. Usa la dirección de abajo o el enlace de cómo llegar.
Bhimgoda Road, near Haridwar Junction Railway Station, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 249401Cómo llegar en Google Maps
Desde Har Ki Pauri
1 km · 5–8 min
Walkable; ₹30–40 cycle-rickshaw
Desde Haridwar Junction Railway Station
₹70–903 km · 10–12 min
Auto-rickshaw
Desde Maya Devi Temple
₹50–702 km · 8–10 min
Auto-rickshaw
Aeropuerto más cercano
Desde Jolly Grant Airport (DED), Dehradun
approximately 38 km, 60–75 minutes by road.
Estación de tren más cercana
Desde Haridwar Junction (HW)
approximately 3 km, 10–12 minutes by auto-rickshaw or a 30-minute walk.
Preguntas frecuentes sobre 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.
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