Hanuman Garhi
#9de 9 lugares para visitar en NainitalNainital, Uttarakhand
También conocido como Hanuman Garhi Mandir, Nainital
Respuesta rápida
Horario: 05:00–12:00 and 16:00–21:00. La entrada es gratuita. Calcula 45 min. Mejor momento: 17:30 – 18:30 or 18:30 – 19:30.
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- Horario
- 05:00–21:00
- Precio de entrada
- Gratis
- Tiempo necesario
- 45 min
- Mejor momento del día
- 17:30 – 18:30 or 18:30 – 19:30
- Mejores meses
- Mar – Jun, Sep – Nov
- Dirección
- Nainital–Haldwani Road, Nainital, Uttarakhand 263001
Sobre Hanuman Garhi
Hanuman Garhi sits at roughly 1,950 metres on the Nainital–Haldwani road, a temple dedicated to Hanuman built by the saint Neem Karoli Baba in 1950, on a hilltop that has since become the town's most consistently recommended sunset viewpoint. The temple's elevated, open position gives an uninterrupted westward view over the forested ridges beyond Nainital, and the sky's colour shift in the final hour before dark is the main reason visitors climb here rather than any other sunset-adjacent spot in town. The complex is modest by Indian temple standards — a single main shrine with a large Hanuman statue and a viewing terrace — which keeps a visit short and easily combined with other stops on the Haldwani road side of Nainital.
Mejor momento del día: 17:30 – 18:30 or 18:30 – 19:30. In winter or 18:30 – 19:30 in summer, timed to the day's actual sunset, for the temple's signature view over the Nainital valley.
Horario de Hanuman Garhi
- Horario
- 05:00–21:00
Mon–Sun 05:00–12:00 and 16:00–21:00 - Cierra los
- Abierto todos los días
Bueno saber: The temple closes during the midday hours in the same pattern year-round; sunset viewing hours shift with seasonal daylight — later in summer, earlier in winter.
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Precio de entrada de Hanuman Garhi
| Entrada | Precio |
|---|---|
| Visitantes indios | Gratis |
| Visitantes extranjeros | Gratis |
| Niños | Gratis |
| Cámara | Gratis |
No entry fee; open to all visitors.
Precios recopilados de uttarakhandtourism.gov.in y registros públicos, última actualización el . Pueden cambiar sin previo aviso — confírmalos antes de viajar. Cómo escribimos estas guías
Mejor época para visitar Hanuman Garhi
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Very busy
05:00 – 08:00
Early Morning DarshanBest time to go
Local devotees and early risers; quiet and uncrowded.
Quiet09:00 – 12:00
Late Morning
Steady visitor flow before the midday closure; valley views are clear but without the sunset colour.
Moderate16:00 – 17:30
Reopening Window
Temple reopens after the midday closure; crowd builds gradually ahead of sunset.
Moderate17:30 – 19:30
Sunset Peak
The single busiest hour of the day; the viewing terrace fills for sunset and can feel crowded at the western edge.
Very busy
Historia de Hanuman Garhi
Hanuman Garhi was established in 1950 by Neem Karoli Baba, a spiritual teacher whose ashrams and temples are found across several towns in this part of Uttarakhand, including a more widely known ashram at Kainchi Dham roughly 17 kilometres from Nainital on the same Haldwani road corridor. The temple's founding falls within the wider mid-20th-century growth of Neem Karoli Baba's following in the Kumaon hills, which later gained international attention when Western spiritual seekers, including tech figures who credit Kainchi Dham with shaping their thinking, began visiting the region from the 1970s onward.
The temple has no colonial-era history, distinguishing it from most of Nainital's other landmarks — its significance is entirely 20th-century and tied to the specific devotional movement Neem Karoli Baba founded.
Normas y etiqueta en Hanuman Garhi
Footwear is removed at the temple entrance as at any Hindu shrine, with a rack provided near the gate. The viewing terrace has a low boundary wall rather than a full railing in places, so supervision of children near the western edge is advisable, particularly in the crowded sunset hour when the terrace is at capacity.
The temple closes at midday (roughly 12:00–16:00) in a pattern maintained year-round, so a sunset-focused visit and a late-morning visit require two separate trips if both are wanted — plan around the closure rather than arriving during it.
Consejos para visitar Hanuman Garhi
- 1
Time the visit to the day's actual sunset rather than a fixed clock hour, since Nainital's sunset shifts by more than an hour between June and December; check a same-day sunset time before heading up. The site works well paired with Kainchi Dham as a half-day outing along the same Haldwani road, for visitors interested in the wider Neem Karoli Baba devotional circuit rather than Hanuman Garhi alone.
- 2
A taxi up is more practical than walking for most visitors, since the temple sits along a through-road rather than a pedestrian trail, and taxi drivers in Nainital are generally familiar with timing the trip to arrive shortly before sunset on request.
Cómo llegar a Hanuman Garhi
Todavía no tenemos la ubicación exacta de Hanuman Garhi; el mapa muestra los demás lugares de nuestra guía de Nainital. Usa la dirección de abajo o el enlace de cómo llegar.
Nainital–Haldwani Road, Nainital, Uttarakhand 263001Cómo llegar en Google Maps
Desde Mall Road, Mallital
₹150–₹2503.5 km · 10–15 min by taxi
Shared taxi/auto, return trip often negotiated together).
Desde Kathgodam Railway Station
₹800–₹1,10032 km · 70–80 min
Shared taxi).
Desde Pantnagar Airport (PGH)
₹1,700–₹2,30068 km · 2.25 hours
Prepaid taxi).
Aeropuerto más cercano
Desde Pantnagar Airport (PGH)
68 km, approximately 2.25 hours by road.
Estación de tren más cercana
Desde Kathgodam Railway Station
32 km, approximately 1.25 hours by road.
Preguntas frecuentes sobre Hanuman Garhi
Is there an entry fee for Hanuman Garhi?
No. Entry is free for all visitors.
When was Hanuman Garhi built?
It was built in 1950 by the saint Neem Karoli Baba, making it a 20th-century foundation rather than a colonial-era or ancient site.
Is Hanuman Garhi open all day?
No. It closes at midday, roughly 12:00 to 16:00, and is otherwise open 05:00–12:00 and 16:00–21:00 daily.
Why is Hanuman Garhi known as a sunset point?
Its elevated, open westward position gives an unobstructed view of the sky over the Nainital valley during sunset, making it the town's most consistently recommended spot for evening views.
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