Hanuman Garhi
#9sur 9 lieux à visiter à NainitalNainital, Uttarakhand
Aussi appelé Hanuman Garhi Mandir, Nainital
L'essentiel
Horaires d'ouverture : 05:00–12:00 and 16:00–21:00. L'entrée est gratuite. Comptez 45 min. Meilleure période : 17:30 – 18:30 or 18:30 – 19:30.
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- Horaires d'ouverture
- 05:00–21:00
- Prix d'entrée
- Gratuit
- Durée nécessaire
- 45 min
- Meilleur moment de la journée
- 17:30 – 18:30 or 18:30 – 19:30
- Meilleurs mois
- Mar – Jun, Sep – Nov
- Adresse
- Nainital–Haldwani Road, Nainital, Uttarakhand 263001
À propos de 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.
Meilleur moment de la journée : 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.
Horaires de Hanuman Garhi
- Horaires d'ouverture
- 05:00–21:00
Mon–Sun 05:00–12:00 and 16:00–21:00 - Fermé le
- Ouvert tous les jours
Bon à savoir : 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.
Horaires d'ouverture établis à partir de uttarakhandtourism.gov.in et de sources publiques, mis à jour le . Ils peuvent changer sans préavis — vérifiez avant de partir. Comment nous rédigeons ces guides
Prix d'entrée de Hanuman Garhi
| Billet | Prix |
|---|---|
| Visiteurs indiens | Gratuit |
| Visiteurs étrangers | Gratuit |
| Enfants | Gratuit |
| Caméra | Gratuit |
No entry fee; open to all visitors.
Tarifs établis à partir de uttarakhandtourism.gov.in et de sources publiques, mis à jour le . Ils peuvent changer sans préavis — vérifiez avant de partir. Comment nous rédigeons ces guides
Meilleure période pour visiter 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
Histoire 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.
Règles et étiquette à 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.
Conseils pour visiter 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.
Comment se rendre à Hanuman Garhi
Nous n'avons pas encore localisé Hanuman Garhi avec précision ; la carte montre les autres lieux de notre guide Nainital. Utilisez l'adresse ci-dessous ou le lien d'itinéraire.
Nainital–Haldwani Road, Nainital, Uttarakhand 263001Itinéraire sur Google Maps
Depuis Mall Road, Mallital
₹150–₹2503.5 km · 10–15 min by taxi
Shared taxi/auto, return trip often negotiated together).
Depuis Kathgodam Railway Station
₹800–₹1,10032 km · 70–80 min
Shared taxi).
Depuis Pantnagar Airport (PGH)
₹1,700–₹2,30068 km · 2.25 hours
Prepaid taxi).
Aéroport le plus proche
Depuis Pantnagar Airport (PGH)
68 km, approximately 2.25 hours by road.
Gare la plus proche
Depuis Kathgodam Railway Station
32 km, approximately 1.25 hours by road.
FAQ — 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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