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Yellow domed shrines in the courtyard of the Mankameshwar Temple by the Yamuna in Prayagraj
Mankameshwar Temple, Prayagraj. Photo: 21GauriGuptaa, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Prayagraj · Holy places

Mankameshwar Temple during the Prayagraj melas

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Fri 16 Oct 2026

The Mankameshwar temple is a temple of Shiva beside Saraswati Ghat on the Yamuna, near Minto Park, west of the fort. Its lingam is of black stone.

EvergreenChecked on Fri 16 Oct 2026

The temple and what you see there do not change. The dress and offering rules on this page were reported for Shravan 2026 and may change. Temple arrangements for Magh Mela 2027 had not been announced on 16 October 2026.

Shravan, the month of Shiva, is a major time at the temple, when pilgrims carry Ganga water from the Sangam to its lingam. For the 2025 Maha Kumbh, the mela authority listed Mankameshwar among its boat points to the Sangam.

This page covers Mankameshwar Temple during the Prayagraj melas. Its history, darshan timings and year-round visitor details are on the Mankameshwar Temple page on Tirth.com.

Mankameshwar temple at a glance

  • Where

    Near Minto Park, west of the fort along the Yamuna (district).1

  • River and bank

    The Yamuna. The temple stands beside Saraswati Ghat, UP Tourism says.2

  • Known for

    A Shiva temple with a black stone lingam and images of Ganesh and Nandi, with a large Hanuman image near it.1

  • Daily ritual

    Not published yet. No official timings.

  • Magh Mela 2027 status

    Expected 15 January to 6 March 2027, ending on Mahashivratri. Temple arrangements are not announced.3,4

On a Kumbh day

  • For the 2025 Maha Kumbh the mela authority listed Mankameshwar and Saraswati Ghat among its boat points to the Sangam.
  • Before the 2025 Maha Kumbh, IANS reported that a Mankameshwar temple corridor, a state tourism project, was nearing completion.
  • Magh Mela 2027 is expected to end on Saturday 6 March, Mahashivratri, the great night of Shiva.
Sources for these facts (4)
  1. District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh: Places of Interest: Akshay Vat, Nag Vasuki, Mankameshwar, Alopi Devi and Minto Park sections
  2. Uttar Pradesh Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh: Mankameshwar Temple
  3. Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (listing credited to Uttar Pradesh Tourism): Magh Mela 2027
  4. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Snan and Events · Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website)

A Shiva temple on the Yamuna

UP Tourism describes Mankameshwar as a temple of Shiva standing beside Saraswati Ghat on the Yamuna. The district places it near Minto Park, on the west side of the fort along the river. The mela authority’s 2025 website gives the same description.

Official sources do not tell the temple’s story or give its age, so we do not either. The Ministry of Culture lists it among the notable temples of Prayagraj.

Minto Park, next to Saraswati Ghat, has a stone memorial with a four-lion symbol whose foundation was laid by Lord Minto in 1910, the district says.

Steps of Saraswati Ghat on the Yamuna at dusk, with boats on the bank and the lit New Yamuna Bridge across the river.Photo: Abhijeet Vardhan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Yamuna at dusk from Saraswati Ghat, near Mankameshwar, with the New Yamuna Bridge

What you do here

Jalabhishek in Shravan

In Shravan, devotees and kanwariyas carry Ganga water from the Sangam to the lingam, Prabhat Khabar reported. In 2026 the temple asked for traditional dress in the sanctum.1

Steps of Saraswati Ghat on the Yamuna at dusk, with boats on the bank and the lit New Yamuna Bridge across the river.Saraswati Ghat on the Yamuna, Prayagraj. Photo: Abhijeet Vardhan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A boat from the ghat

For the 2025 Maha Kumbh the mela authority listed boat routes to the Sangam from Mankameshwar and Saraswati Ghat. No routes are published for 2027.2

Sources for these cards (2)
  1. Prabhat Khabar: श्रावण के पहले दिन प्रयागराज मनकामेश्वर मंदिर में उमड़ा श्रद्धालुओं का जनसैलाब (2026)
  2. Prayagraj Mela Authority, Government of Uttar Pradesh: Sangam Boat Ride (Maha Kumbh 2025 official website)

Shravan at Mankameshwar

On the first day of Shravan 2026, Prabhat Khabar reported, the mahant, Shridharanand, performed a special abhishek and shringar of the lingam at dawn before the doors opened, and rudrabhishek and special aartis were planned for the whole month. In Shravan, devotees and kanwariyas carry Ganga water from the Triveni Sangam to Mankameshwar and other old Shiva temples of the city.

For Shravan 2026 the temple asked devotees to wear traditional dress to enter the sanctum and offer jalabhishek: a dhoti for men, and a sari or salwar suit for women. Jeans, T-shirts and short clothes were not allowed, and nor was water or milk in plastic containers, the paper said. We found no official notice that these rules apply all year, so check before you go.

Getting there from the Sangam

The temple is west of the fort, along the Yamuna. The Sangam lies below the eastern walls of the same fort, which holds the Akshayavat and the Patalpuri temple.

During a mela, vehicles are stopped well before the river around the main bathing days and the last stretch is on foot. In 2025 those rules ran from the day before to the day after each main bathing day. The plan for 2027 has not been published. See how to reach Prayagraj and our Sangam guide.

Before the 2025 Maha Kumbh, IANS reported that a Mankameshwar temple corridor, a state tourism department project, was nearing completion. We found no official description of the finished work.

Mankameshwar and the Magh Mela 2027

The next big mela at the Sangam is the Magh Mela 2027, expected from Friday 15 January to Saturday 6 March 2027, with six main bathing days that the mela authority has not yet listed. Its last expected bathing day is Mahashivratri, Saturday 6 March 2027, the great night of Shiva. 2027 is not a Kumbh year at Prayagraj; the next Ardh Kumbh is expected in 2031.

Temple arrangements for the mela, including any for Mahashivratri, have not been announced. Main bathing days usually draw the most pilgrims; follow police and mela instructions on the day. See all holy places of Prayagraj.

Where it is

The Sangam area: Fort, Akshayavat and Bade HanumanGangaYamuna123451 kmN
The Sangam area: Fort, Akshayavat and Bade Hanuman
  1. 1Triveni SangamGhat
  2. 2Akshayavat TempleTemple
  3. 3Bade Hanuman TempleTemple
  4. 4Allahabad FortPlace
  5. 5Mankameshwar TempleTemple · This page

A guide to where places are, not a route plan. During the mela, roads and ghats open and close by the official plan; follow police and mela directions.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some temple locations from Wikidata (CC0). openstreetmap.org/copyright

Nearby

The entrance to the Akshayavat and Patalpuri Temple at Prayagraj Fort, with its name board above the doorwayAkshayavatAbout 1.2 km awayThe reclining image of Hanuman at the Bade Hanuman Temple, Prayagraj, covered in flower offeringsBade Hanuman templeAbout 1.3 km awayThe steps and arched front of the old Nag Vasuki Temple in Daraganj, PrayagrajNag Vasuki templeAbout 3.4 km away

All ghats and placesWhere to stay nearby

Distances are in a straight line between map points, not walking routes.

Questions people ask

Is there a dress code at the Mankameshwar temple?

For Shravan 2026 the temple asked for traditional dress to enter the sanctum and offer jalabhishek, and did not allow jeans, T-shirts or short clothes, Prabhat Khabar reported. We found no official notice of a rule for the rest of the year, so check locally.

Can you take a boat from Mankameshwar to the Sangam?

For the 2025 Maha Kumbh the mela authority listed a boat route from Mankameshwar to the Sangam. Routes and fares for 2027 have not been published.

Where next

How to reachTrains, buses, roads and the last stretch
Where to stayAreas, camps and what to check
Ghats and placesWhere the bathing happens

Sources

9 sources · checked 16 Oct 2026
  1. Mankameshwar Temple · Uttar Pradesh Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh ·
  2. Places of Interest: Akshay Vat, Nag Vasuki, Mankameshwar, Alopi Devi and Minto Park sections · District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh ·
  3. Places to see: Alop Shankari, Nagvasuki and Mankameshwar temples (Maha Kumbh 2025 official website) · Prayagraj Mela Authority, Government of Uttar Pradesh ·
  4. Prayagraj: Blending Tradition with Modernity (backgrounder, PDF): temples of Prayagraj · Press Information Bureau, Government of India (Ministry of Culture) ·
  5. Sangam Boat Ride (Maha Kumbh 2025 official website) · Prayagraj Mela Authority, Government of Uttar Pradesh ·
  6. श्रावण के पहले दिन प्रयागराज मनकामेश्वर मंदिर में उमड़ा श्रद्धालुओं का जनसैलाब · Prabhat Khabar ·
  7. Mahakumbh 2025: Key temple projects in Prayagraj set for completion in Nov · IANS ·
  8. Traffic Plan (Maha Kumbh 2025 official website) · Prayagraj Mela Authority, Government of Uttar Pradesh ·
  9. Magh Mela 2027 · Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (listing credited to Uttar Pradesh Tourism) ·