Kankhal

Kankhal
कनखल
colony
Kankhal is located in Uttarakhand
Kankhal
Kankhal
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Kankhal is located in India
Kankhal
Kankhal
Kankhal (India)
Coordinates: 29°56′N 78°09′E / 29.93°N 78.15°E / 29.93; 78.15
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictHaridwar
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
249408
Telephone code01334
Vehicle registrationUK
Websiteharidwar.nic.in
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Kankhal is a small colony in Haridwar[1] in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand state in India.

Mentioned in the Vayu Purana and the Mahabharata as Kanakhala,[2][3] Kankhal is one of 'Panch Tirth' (Five Pilgrimages) within Haridwar, with other spots being Gangadwara (Har ki Pauri), Kushwart (Ghat in Kankhal), Bilwa Teerth (Mansa Devi Temple) and Neel Parvat (Chandi Devi Temple).[4][5]

It is most known for the Daksheswara Mahadev Temple, Maa Anandamoyi Ashram and numerous other ashrams and old houses with exquisite wall paintings built by Hindu pilgrims in the 19th century.[1]

  1. ^ a b A study of Kankhal
  2. ^ Vishnu Purana Sacrifice of Daksha (From the Vayu Purana.) The Vishnu Purana, translated by Horace Hayman Wilson, 1840. p. 62, "In former times, Daksha commenced a holy sacrifice on the side of Himaván, at the sacred spot Gangadwara, frequented by the Rishis. The gods, desirous of assisting at this solemn rite, came, with Indra at their head, to Mahadeva, and intimated their purpose; and having received his permission, departed in their splendid chariots to Gangadwára, as tradition eports.” 62:2 Gangadwára, the place where the Ganges descends to the plains--or Haridwar, as it is more usually termed--is usually specified as the scene of action, The Linga (Purana) is more precise, calling it Kanakhala, which is the village still called Kankhal, near Haridwar.(Megha Dúta, p. 63 p. 59). p. 68 I am called Virabhadra, the issue of the wrath of Rudra. Bhadrakálí also, who has sprung from the anger of Devi…
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  4. ^ Travel guide Haridwar
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