📍 Temple📍 Trek🌄 Viewpoint🛕 Religious

Surkanda Devi Temple

Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand, India

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Overview

A Shakti Peetha at 9,995 ft where Sati's head fell — a steep 1.5-km climb (or ropeway) to a 360° crown of snows from Bandarpunch to Chaukhamba.

Why visit: The widest sacred panorama in the Mussoorie hills.

Things to do

›Summit darshan
›New ropeway ride
›Himalayan 360° from the top

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Travel Information

Best time

Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov; Ganga Dussehra fair

Entry fee

Ropeway ~₹177

Est. budget

₹300–800

Duration

Half day

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