Gaumukh Temple
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hiren parikh
40 contributions
Mar 2021 • Friends
This place has nothing much to offer. The approach road is extremely nerrow and terriblely in bad shape till the point . it's more like adventure. it won't make you feel happy but only disappoint is waiting to welcome you. To go down and than to come back on top, with those uneven steps takes all energy from you with out offering you any good views or fun .
My advice don't go with kids. Don't even think if you are not physically fit. It's not for high blood pressure . It's over related site location as tourist attractions. Don't waste your time to visit this point of attraction/place when in Mount Abu. Rajasthan. India .thank you. : Hiren Parikh
My advice don't go with kids. Don't even think if you are not physically fit. It's not for high blood pressure . It's over related site location as tourist attractions. Don't waste your time to visit this point of attraction/place when in Mount Abu. Rajasthan. India .thank you. : Hiren Parikh
Written March 10, 2021
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Stay13525877054
1 contribution
Jan 2024 • Family
Nice place...But
Few locals residing just at the starting point of the hill, has put an Gate on the staring point .
They tell you to put your vehicle inside
the gate, but when you return back , the will lock the gate and shouting & abusing you . They will not allow you to leave, until you pay them few thousand rupees .
I went through all this, while I visited gaumukh with my family.
Few locals residing just at the starting point of the hill, has put an Gate on the staring point .
They tell you to put your vehicle inside
the gate, but when you return back , the will lock the gate and shouting & abusing you . They will not allow you to leave, until you pay them few thousand rupees .
I went through all this, while I visited gaumukh with my family.
Written January 18, 2024
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GauravRidhimaJagwani
Auckland, New Zealand245 contributions
May 2014 • Family
Kindly read this review carefully as most of the people will not let you this or you will not find the reality of this point any where online.
Actually, this place is not a sight seeing point or not a picnic spot, it is a place which is situated in Jungle and where you need to climb approx 800 Stairs down words to reach the place, where in you will get to see just a Marbel built Face of Cow, from which water will be coming out.
I will not suggest you to go to that place and reasons are as follows :-
1. 800 Stairs
2. Area is built in jungle, so wild animals are there which is very risky
3. Mainly, the area belongs to Tribal people which can attack at any time.
For any further query, you can call me 9582884804
Actually, this place is not a sight seeing point or not a picnic spot, it is a place which is situated in Jungle and where you need to climb approx 800 Stairs down words to reach the place, where in you will get to see just a Marbel built Face of Cow, from which water will be coming out.
I will not suggest you to go to that place and reasons are as follows :-
1. 800 Stairs
2. Area is built in jungle, so wild animals are there which is very risky
3. Mainly, the area belongs to Tribal people which can attack at any time.
For any further query, you can call me 9582884804
Written May 17, 2014
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rajeevnawalkha
Bangkok, Thailand39 contributions
Dec 2014 • Family
every thing good.The human mind is overwhelmed at the delicate and intricate carvings in marble at this incredible temple. Very plain from outside but completely out of this world when inside. Photography is no longer allowed inside the temple premises -
Written April 5, 2015
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Captbps
Mumbai, India84 contributions
Nov 2014 • Family
To visit Gaumukh temple, there's a route you have to really search for. Well, after a steep drive up,climbing down 750 steps was not so difficult. Many spots were there for good pictures. The steps are steep at times, but not dangerous. The route has a lady selling Lemon water, a real refresher on the way back. Near the temple, there is a continuous flow of a stream of fresh water falling into a small pool where kids can enjoy. The temple is an old historical one and also having a shop outside selling soft-drinks and water etc. But remember to buy something to drink on the way up, it's really required.
Written December 1, 2014
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SourabhDubey
Mumbai, India106 contributions
Dec 2014 • Family
It is authentically mentioned in Van Perva of Mahabharata, where Sage Ved Vyas sways Dharma Raj Udhishtar 2 spend one night at Vashishtha Ashram, and further enlightens that a night's stay at the Ashram would bless him with the blessing, equivalent to giving one thousand cows in charity...
Written February 4, 2015
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Omesh Patel
Vadodara, India280 contributions
Dec 2018
Gaumukh temple is one of the most popular sacred sites for Hindus in Mount Abu. Climb the height of 700 stairs to arrive at the temple and also adore a panoramic view of the surrounding area. Water stream falls from the mouth of the bull statue. Devotees and tourists throng the temple in equal numbers, all round the year. Don't go in monsoons and summers.
Written October 8, 2019
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ddevarshi
Jaipur, India1,071 contributions
Aug 2015 • Family
Gaumukh is one of the most tough spot to reach. You need to climb down 733 steps to reach Gaumukh and further 30 steps to reach the temple. This is not all, you need to climb up 766 steps to reach on top again. If you have walked all the way from town then you need to cover that distance as well.
This place is not included in itinerary of day-long site seeing tours. Usually people do not go to this attraction. Half of the reviews posted here are not exactly of Gaumukh, some are for Achalgarh (due to misleading photograph of three buffalo) , some are of Gurushikhar and some are of Adhar Devi.
We walked all the way from our hotel to Gaumukh on foot. There were no sign boards to assure us whether we were on right track or to tell us how far we are from Gaumukh. We had decided a deadline to find a place from where the steps begin and luckily approached it within that time. There were almost no body there due to off season yet we decided to descend down. It was a cloudy day and it this season Mount Abu has received torrential rains so barks of trees had full growth of algae which gave a very wild look to the area. at about half way we found a shaded structure. Stairs were in very good state except for a small patch where these were washed out by heavy rains.
I had been to Mt Abu more than 10 times in past few years but had come here only in 1983 about which I could recall very little. In those days photography was costly I had no income so I had not taken many photographs though I had a Minolta SRT 101 camera with me.
Reaching Gaumukh was a little bit disappointment as a swimming pool type structure with white tiles greeted us. I dont remember how it looked in 1983 but it was not this certainly. The temple has changed a lot.
On way I chanced to see Tickell's Flycatcher. Redwhiskered bulbuls were also very common here apart from Green barbets.
We knew that climbing up was going to be a real tough task for our age but we decided to stop for 2-3 minutes every 50 steps. This would mean about 15 halts and 30-45 minutes for halts alone. We covered entire distance in just 70-75 minutes without difficulty with this strategy. We found a rock that looked like Simba from below. While returning back we were cautioned by a scooterist to walk quickly to reach inhabited or else tribals might attack us. Earlier, I have covered all 8-9 tracks of Mt Abu but have never seen any tribal confronting us so this advice puzzled me and I did not give much attention to it. From hotel to hotel (near polo ground) entirely on foot, it took 5.30 hours which included breaks for photography. On our way we photographed a blackbird singing leisurely, little minivets, a scaly-breasted munia gathering nesting material and some other common birds.
In all the trip boosted our confidence in ourselves. If you are not willing to walk all the way then you can hire a taxi that will take you up to a point where you can take steps. On the day of our visit we found no stalls selling water or cold drinks but it appeared that during peak season there could be one or two such stalls. In fact after turning to our right near Karnavati hotel to Gaumukh, we did not come across any tea stall. The thing that recouped our energy and ration was a shop just facing the temple. We had a refreshing tea there, bought water bottle, etc for our return trip. There was a toilet near gaumukh but it was locked.
This place is not included in itinerary of day-long site seeing tours. Usually people do not go to this attraction. Half of the reviews posted here are not exactly of Gaumukh, some are for Achalgarh (due to misleading photograph of three buffalo) , some are of Gurushikhar and some are of Adhar Devi.
We walked all the way from our hotel to Gaumukh on foot. There were no sign boards to assure us whether we were on right track or to tell us how far we are from Gaumukh. We had decided a deadline to find a place from where the steps begin and luckily approached it within that time. There were almost no body there due to off season yet we decided to descend down. It was a cloudy day and it this season Mount Abu has received torrential rains so barks of trees had full growth of algae which gave a very wild look to the area. at about half way we found a shaded structure. Stairs were in very good state except for a small patch where these were washed out by heavy rains.
I had been to Mt Abu more than 10 times in past few years but had come here only in 1983 about which I could recall very little. In those days photography was costly I had no income so I had not taken many photographs though I had a Minolta SRT 101 camera with me.
Reaching Gaumukh was a little bit disappointment as a swimming pool type structure with white tiles greeted us. I dont remember how it looked in 1983 but it was not this certainly. The temple has changed a lot.
On way I chanced to see Tickell's Flycatcher. Redwhiskered bulbuls were also very common here apart from Green barbets.
We knew that climbing up was going to be a real tough task for our age but we decided to stop for 2-3 minutes every 50 steps. This would mean about 15 halts and 30-45 minutes for halts alone. We covered entire distance in just 70-75 minutes without difficulty with this strategy. We found a rock that looked like Simba from below. While returning back we were cautioned by a scooterist to walk quickly to reach inhabited or else tribals might attack us. Earlier, I have covered all 8-9 tracks of Mt Abu but have never seen any tribal confronting us so this advice puzzled me and I did not give much attention to it. From hotel to hotel (near polo ground) entirely on foot, it took 5.30 hours which included breaks for photography. On our way we photographed a blackbird singing leisurely, little minivets, a scaly-breasted munia gathering nesting material and some other common birds.
In all the trip boosted our confidence in ourselves. If you are not willing to walk all the way then you can hire a taxi that will take you up to a point where you can take steps. On the day of our visit we found no stalls selling water or cold drinks but it appeared that during peak season there could be one or two such stalls. In fact after turning to our right near Karnavati hotel to Gaumukh, we did not come across any tea stall. The thing that recouped our energy and ration was a shop just facing the temple. We had a refreshing tea there, bought water bottle, etc for our return trip. There was a toilet near gaumukh but it was locked.
Written August 16, 2015
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KALUkalu5678
Mumbai, India102 contributions
May 2014 • Friends
Visited Mount Abu with friends in May 2014.....Mount Abu can be given 5 star rating for its natural beauty even though it falls in Rajasthan .....As the name suggest Gaumukh Temple is a sacred place where the visitors are blessed by Cow mother...Must visit it..Dr Anil
Written April 24, 2015
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JAGDISH RAVAL
Ahmedabad, India4,006 contributions
Oct 2014 • Family
Gurumukh Temple is about 5 km from Hanuman Temple. However a pucca road for travelling. Nature has spread scenery with a free hand. To reach the temple one has to climbing down over 550 steps. Steps are also big in height so i found much difficulty. A place not for Old Age and ill person.
Written March 22, 2015
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