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Monkey Temple (Durga Temple)

Varanasi, India
Ranked #12 of 26 attractions in Varanasi
4.0 of 5 stars 23 Reviews
Type: Religious Sites
Most recent review
- 26 Apr 2012
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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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55 reviews 55 reviews
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

It is a famous, busy and ancient temple right on main road in Durgakund area (name is derived from "Kund" (pond) and "Durga" (devi in temple). The pond and temple are adjacent. One can reach here by taking shared auto (Rs.10/-) from cantt railway station in 20 minutes. Adjacent to Durga temple is Famous total marble's Tulsi manas mandir and... More

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london
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9 reviews 9 reviews
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

Lots of monkeys, including some that stole a pack of crisps from the family next to us! A very active local temple and the monkeys were a treat especially for our kids.

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London
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8 reviews 8 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

More authentic, seemed like a place people genuinely go to do prayer, wathc our for those pesky monkies!

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Kingsbridge, United Kingdom
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34 reviews 34 reviews
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

Quite a small place and very colourful but when we arrived we were informed that all of the monkeys had gone, which may have been a good thing judging by some other reviews as we were able to wander around at our own pace without any concerns about monkeys bothering us. We spoke to a number of Holy Men here... More

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Calgary, Canada
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88 reviews 88 reviews
46 helpful votes 46 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2012

This place has the auroa you would expect in a haunted mansion or realy ancient dark place. Durga is actualy the nicer reincarnation of Kali so it's not as dark and scary as the Kali Temple however. Still a good place to get some seriously good history through architecure on Hinduism and what it would of been like in ancient... More

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opole
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129 reviews 129 reviews
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2012

have o tour by tuttuk to see interesting places , one of them is this temple,plenty of this ,nop bag,no camera, no water, no shoies

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Pune, India
2 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2012

great Hindu place to visit... its little interior place through old slim ways to reach the temple. aprox. 1 km from the road needs to be walked down to reach the temple. However if its monday or some special occassion then temple is mostly very cowded and long queue can be found. its well known temple of Lord shiva...crores of... More

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Gurgaon, India
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8 reviews 8 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 February 2012

be aware and take precaution from monkey.a good temple and famous temple of varanasi.

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Saint Paul, Minnesota
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7 reviews 7 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2012

We bought flowers and went into this busy temple. After watching for a while an older man helped me by showing me how to shove into the crowd so I could offer my flowers. It is definitely a different kind of worship experience than quiet contemplation in a church!

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Tokyo, Japan
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44 reviews 44 reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012

Interesting and exciting learning more about the local customs ...

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