Vindhyachal
Vindhyachal is a city in Mirzapur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Vindhyachal is a city in Mirzapur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city is a Hindu pilgrimage site having the temple of Vindhyavasini, who according to Markandeya Purana, had incarnated to kill the demon Mahishasura. A detailed description has been given in the 'Durga Saptashati' chapter of the Markandeya Purana. The river Ganga flows through this city. The Indian Standard Time (IST) line passes through the Vindhyachal railway station.
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Worth seeing in and around Vindhyachal
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Allahabad Observatory
The Allahabad Observatory, located in Jhusi, a suburb of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, is the centre responsible for maintaining the Indian Standard Time. The observatory is located at 82.5°E longitude, which translates to an exact time difference of 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time i.e.
1.9 km · Observatory in Uttar Pradesh, India · Wikipedia - 02Mirzapur Clock Tower
Mirzapur Clock Tower is a heritage architecture situated at Mirzapur, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is adorned with fine carvings, clock with 1000 kg alloy metal bell and 20 feet long pendulum hangs on top of the tower.
7.3 km · Clock tower in Uttar Pradesh · Wikipedia
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Getting to Vindhyachal
- Airports
- Lal Bahadur Shastri (VNS), 48 km · Chaudhary Charan Singh (LKO), 239 km · Gautam Buddha (BWA), 275 km
- Stations
- Mirzapur railway station, 7.9 km · Vindhyachal railway station, 700 m
- Varanasi → VindhyachalTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Lucknow → VindhyachalTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Bhopal → VindhyachalTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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No local-transport research exists yet for Vindhyachal
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Vindhyachal. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundCycle rickshaw is the best mode of transport inside the city.
- Get aroundAutorickshaw is available for Vindhyachal temple.
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Next door to Vindhyachal
Vindhyachal is 54 km from Varanasi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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