Mansa Devi Temple
Mansa Devi Temple
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dipali
New Delhi, India620 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020
Mansa Devi- The Vasuki’s SisterShakti is worshipped in various forms in India. In the pious lands of Haridwar, one can witness the grandeur of the goddess. The omnipresent is visible here for the devotees in the form of Mansa Devi. As per our religious texts, she has emerged from the mind of the Mahadev. Mansa Devi is the sister of the serpent Vasuki. The temple of Mansa Devi is on the Sivalik Hills- the southernmost range of the Himalaya.It can be easily seen from the city grounds. This is amongst the panch tirtha (Five Pilgrimage) within Haridwar, Uttarakhand. It is a strong belief that one gets what one desires when visits the Goddess. The route to Mansa Devi starts from the Haridwar market.One can trek the path or climb a flight of stairs to the temple. For people who would like to take an easier path, the Uttarakhand has a working ropeway that takes them to the temple. The journey by ropeway to the temple is breathtaking and takes you 10 minutes to reach the top.It takes one look at the deity and you go breathless. There is a huge rush at all times. Alike other popular temples of India, one can see commercialization happening in and around the temple. The temple is infested with Pandits trying to con devotees. This is a no -shocker as one can experience the same in almost all the popular temples in India. If one ignores this, the temple evokes a sense of spirituality and devotion to the almighty.In case you wish to walk up or take stairs to beware of the monkeys on the way. Take care of the kids and your belongings. The absolutely lovely temple though in need of order.
Written 13 April 2020
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yesarar
Chennai (Madras), India732 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2021
Excellent temple complex with many deities and Mansa devi is the main one. The cable car operators tried to force us to buy round tickets to both hill shrines
Mansa & Chandi or else for only Mansa we have to wait long time. We didn't fall for it and finished darshan in normal time.
Written 27 January 2022
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Sridhar
Eden Prairie, MN412 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Family
Well, the temple was very crowded! But we were able to use the premium tickets from the Chandi Devi temple to get into the cable car without any wait. This was a real time saver. Once we went up, there were very long lines for the darshan(atleast1.5hours wait we were told). Therefore, we bought a special darshan ticket that took us hardly 5mnts, or so. What I'm trying to say here is that there are options if you are pressed for time or have elderly people visiting the temple. The cable car services are usually preferred by a majority of people visiting the temple. It carries the pilgrims directly from the lower station to the temple. It is convenient and you get great views of the city, river and the surrounding areas.
Written 18 July 2023
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cp_0010
Manama, Bahrain1,516 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2021
Mansa devi temple is located on the Bilva parvat of Shivalika hills in the holy city of Haridwar in the state of Uttarakhand. It is dedicated to the Shakti in the form of Mansa. It is believed that she emerged from the mind of Shiva and is regarded as sister of Nagraj Vasuki. Mansa means wish and hence Mansa devi is believed to be fulfilling wishes of sincere devotees. Goddess Mansa is offered coconuts, fruits, garlands and incense sticks for prayer. These are available all the way to the temple and costs 50 INR. We used cable car and it cost us INR 122 for return ticket. It is considered as a siddha peeth and one of panch tirths in Haridwar. We had easy darshan to the temple and excellent darshan due to very less people.
Written 18 December 2021
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AllIndiatravelling
Vrindavan, India143 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022
Mansa Devi temple is one of the 51 Shaktipeeths and a very holy place to visit. There is a cable car to take you to the hilltop. A general ticket of the cable car is Rs 50, while Special One is Rs 800. Most temples are very crowded, so with the special ticket one gets first preference on the next available cable car and there is no waiting.
The feeling at the Mandir is very heavenly and something one would remember for long. For those inclined to visit temples, this place is an absolute must.
Written 14 June 2022
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SANJAY G
India29 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019
It is very near to Har ki pauri. You can walk to the cablecar starting point. The combo tickets to and fro Mansa devi, transport to Chandi Devi temple and to and fro ticket fro the cabel car there. Total 3-4 hours max for compbined trip. Temple is a temple. All depends on your faith. The surroundings are natural and pleasing. Monkey problem is there, but sitting places have grill protection. Food is okay, but not over-priced at least. Worth a go.
Written 6 March 2020
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iNomad
India103 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023
Queues could be long, especially during festival seasons so ensure you have sufficient time. We had to wait for almost 1.5 hours for cable car / gondola service. There was a long queue for the darshan, and it could get super crowded so take care of small kids and your belongings.

Return via cable car / gondola could also be a long wait so you can walk down.
Written 7 April 2023
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Andrew D
Singapore, Singapore398 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2023 • Solo
Mansa Devi is so overcrowded with pilgrims that I would tell tourists to not bother. When I arrived at the ropeway, there is a signage saying there is a 1-hour waiting time and the number of crowd in the queue seems to confirm it, so I decided to take the 30-40 minute hike up into the temple. The temple itself has limited things to do and some sections have long queues of pilgrims with some trying to annoyingly cut queues all the time, so overall it felt like too much effort needed to get too little experience.
Written 23 May 2023
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S Chaitanya Krishna
4 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
Wonderful experience on rope way to manasa devi, very near to har ki puri. You can tie a thread at manasa devi to make a wish. Manasa Devi is famous for fulfilling inner wishes.
Written 26 February 2020
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Hakan Kutluk
4 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Couples
It's been very much commercial. There is no end to give donation in too many stops. They don't like the quantity of money you give. they ask at least 100 rupi for every spot. Too much pushing to sell offering materials. It was a bad experience.
Written 7 January 2020
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