Manakamana of Tumlingtar

Manakamana is the most famous temple situated in Tumlingtar about 5 Kilometers north of Tumlingtar Airport. It is in the north east of Tumlingtar bazar on the bank of Arun River. It is said that it was taken here from Manakamana of Gorkha. About a hundred old people live there and pray to God for their salvation after their deaths. Every year thousands of people come to worship the Goddess and for fasting in November (on the eleventh after the New Moon of Kartik.) The temple is on the bank of the river. It is in Pagoda style. The fair of November is popular for singing, dancing and fasting.