Manakamana

The Manakamana Temple (Nepali: मनकामना मन्दिर) arranged in the Gorkha locale of Nepal is the holy place of the Hindu Goddess Bhagwati, an incarnation of Parvati.[1] The name Manakamana starts from two words, "mana" which means heart and "kamana" which means wish. Revered since the seventeenth century, it is trusted that Goddess Manakamana stipends the desires of every one of the individuals who make the journey to her hallowed place to love her.

Location

Noteworthy sanctuary ringer

The Manakamana sanctuary lies 12 km south of the town Gorkha.[2] The sanctuary is situated on a recognized edge 1,302 meters (4,272 ft) above ocean level and ignores the waterway valleys of Trisuli in the south and Marsyangdi in the west. The terrific perspectives of the Manaslu-Himachali and Annapurna reaches can be seen toward the north of the sanctuary. The sanctuary is roughly a 140 kilometers (87 mi) from Kathmandu and can likewise be come to by means of transport east from Pokhara in around three to four hours.[3]

Legendary foundation

The legend of Manakamana Goddess goes back to the rule of the Gorkha ruler Ram Shah amid the seventeenth century. It is said that his ruler had divine forces, which just her enthusiast Lakhan Thapa thought about. One day, the ruler saw his ruler in Goddess incarnation, and Lakhan Thapa as a lion.[4] Upon saying the disclosure to his ruler, a puzzling passing came to pass for the lord. According to the custom of that time, the ruler conferred Sati (custom immolation) on her significant other's memorial service fire. Before her sati the ruler had guaranteed Lakhan Thapa that she would return sooner rather than later. After six months, a rancher while furrowing his fields severed a stone. From the stone he saw a surge of blood and drain stream. At the point when Lakhan heard a record of this occasion, he instantly began performing Hindu tantric ceremonies at the site where the stone had been found along these lines stopping the stream of blood and drain. The site turned into the establishment of the present altar. As indicated by custom, the cleric at the sanctuary must be a descendent of Lakhan Thapa.[5]

Manakamana Darshan

Darshan originates from the Sanskrit word importance locate. The journey to Manakamana is made by a large number individuals consistently. This religious endeavor to see the Goddess Bhagwati at Manakamana is subsequently alluded to as Manakamana Darshan. As indicated by Hindu folklore the universe is said to comprise of five grandiose components earth, fire, water, air and ether. The offerings to the Goddess are made on this premise. No less than one of the accompanying ought to be among the love materials:

Abiir (vermillion)

Kesar (unadulterated saffron separate)

Blossoms and clears out

Dhup (incense)

Diyo (oil light)

Bastra (Cloth, typically in red as it is viewed as propitious)

Products of the soil, for example, coconuts and sweet treats

Chime

Betel nut and jannai (hallowed string)

Anna, grain (rice)

saubhagya (red fabric, Chura, pota, etc.)[6]

There is a convention of giving up creatures at the sanctuary. A few travelers yield goats or pigeons in a structure behind the temple.[7] However, as of late the District Livestock Service Office, Gorkha has prohibited the give up of winged animals, for example, pigeons, chickens, and ducks to give some examples. Senior domesticated animals benefit officer Chhetra Bahadur K.C. said poultry give up would not be allowed until encourage notice.[8]

Manakamana darshan is most mainstream amid Dashain (Sept –Oct) and Nag Panchami (July –August) amid which time lovers remain for whatever length of time that five to ten hours to go to Goddess Bhagwati.[1]

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Sanctuary architecture

The Manakamana sanctuary is set in a square and looks over an enormous sacrosanct magnolia tree.[3] The sanctuary is four storied with layered pagoda style rooftops and lies on a square platform. In 1996, metal plates were introduced on the roof.[9] The passage to the sanctuary is in the south-west heading and is set apart by one stone, which is the conciliatory pillar.[3]

Link car

Fundamental article: Manakamana Cable Car

In prior circumstances, the best way to come to the Manakamana sanctuary was by a long strenuous trek for around three hours. Presently, there is an office of a link auto from kurintar, only 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) east of Mugling to Manakamana. The link auto rides over the separation of 2.8 kilometers (1.7 mi) in 10 minutes progressively or less.[3] The link auto for the most part works amid the daytime from 9 am to 5 pm and quits amid meal break from twelve to half past one.[6] His Royal Highness Crown Prince Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev initiated Manakamana link auto on November 24, 1998. The link auto framework was foreign from Austria and ensures a hundred percent wellbeing. It has elements, for example, consequently worked generators if there should be an occurrence of energy disappointment and pressure driven crisis drive. The representatives working at the link auto benefit are qualified and very much prepared for crises.

The base station of the link auto is put at Kurintar (258 meters (846 ft)) and the best station is at Mankamana (1,302 meters (4,272 ft)).[5] With 31 traveler autos and 3 payload autos, the link auto can deal with up to 600 people for every hour. The quantity of travelers per bearer is 6. The link auto requires a beginning energy of around 523 Kilowatt and proceeds promote at an energy of 420 Kilowatt. All travelers are guaranteed up to Rs. 1,00,000. The tickets for the link auto are legitimate for seven days from the date of issue.

Conservation

After the shocking 1934 Nepal–Bihar quake, Manakamana's southwest segment started to tilt. The passage to the sanctuary has strayed from its silver door jamb and the wood outlines are additionally rotting. Two enormous dark wooden columns supporting the sanctuary have additionally moved positions, making the sanctuary slant. The seismic tremor on November 13, 2011 with its epicenter in upper east Gorkha additionally debilitated the sanctuary's structure in light of which the sanctuary base get die down into the ground. The inclines alongside the sanctuary have confronted various mudslides making a danger to the sanctuary.

As indicated by a report put together by the Department of Archeology (DoA) and the Ministry of Culture (MoC) in 2011, the wooden boards supporting the sanctuary are swarming with termites. The ill-advised diverting of water has prompted the rot of the sanctuary's block establishment. In any case, an exploration officer at DoA declared that the sanctuary is harmed destroyed and should in reality be relocated.[10]

The legislature of Nepal has given more than 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of gold for the remodel of the Manakamana temple.[11]