Kankhal
Kankhal
कनखल | |
|---|---|
colony | |
| Coordinates: 29°56′N 78°09′E / 29.93°N 78.15°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Haridwar |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 249408 |
| Telephone code | 01334 |
| Vehicle registration | UK |
| Website | haridwar |
Kankhal is a small colony in Haridwar in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand state in India.
Mentioned in the Vayu Purana and the Mahabharata as Kanakhala, 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).
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.