Janakpur is famous as the birth place of Sita, the consort of Lord Rama. There is an artistic marble temple of Sita (Janaki), popularly known as Naulakha Mandir. Religious festivals, pilgrimages trade fairs and other festivals are held during Vivaha Panchami and Ram Navami.
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Monday, December 7, 2009
Dhorpatna Hunting Resrve
Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve attracts sports hunters for the highly –covered blue sheep and other game animals such as the leopard ,ghoral,serow, Himalayan thar,Himalayan black bear, barking deer, wild boar and so on
Thimi
Thimi is a traditional Newar city noted for its a vegetable garden and handicrafts. It lies about 5 km west of Bhaktapur.
Bode -about a 20-minute walk from Thimi, hosts the the river-side shrine of Nil Barahi. Each year on the second day of the Nepalese New Year, the town celebrates the tongue-boring festival, in which a villager has a thin metal spike thrust through his tongue by the temple’s priest. After parading around town carrying a bamboo rack of oil lamps, the spike is removed and packed with mud from the temple floor. If no blood flows, the villager earns great respect for himself and the town; however, if blood flows it is considered a bad omen for the coming year.
Bode -about a 20-minute walk from Thimi, hosts the the river-side shrine of Nil Barahi. Each year on the second day of the Nepalese New Year, the town celebrates the tongue-boring festival, in which a villager has a thin metal spike thrust through his tongue by the temple’s priest. After parading around town carrying a bamboo rack of oil lamps, the spike is removed and packed with mud from the temple floor. If no blood flows, the villager earns great respect for himself and the town; however, if blood flows it is considered a bad omen for the coming year.
Panchamul Sirubari
Panchamul Sirubari is the first model village designed to experience village life tourism of Nepal. It is a nature gifted place and one of the most culturally rich Gurung villages. Panchamul Sirubari is a unique example of ecocultural tourism in Nepal and is a new tourism product originated by local people.
Gorkha
Gorkha is the birth place of king Prithivi Narayan Shah-the great, the founder of modern Nepal and is also the ancestral home of the shah Kings of Nepal. Gorkha can be reached in about five hours from Kathmandu and four hours from Pokhara by bus
Bungamati
The village of Bungamati date from 16th century and typical ancient Newar Village.This village is located south of Kathmandu down a rutty road dotted with chaityas,appropriate for an ancient procession route.Bungamati is famous as the winter home of Red Machhendra god of patan who resides every winter in a powerful,Shikhara-style temple.
Kathmandu Valley
The Kathmandu Valley contains three ancient cities, including the nation’s capital –Kathmandu city. Each of them is an enchanting urban work of art, filled with statues, temples and medievalaces. They provide the setting for an exotic culture highlighted by vibrant festivals and a level of piety rarely encountered elsewhere. Over the centuries, the Valley’s indigenous, Newar inhabitants developed a refined civilization, based on a unique synthesis of Hinduim and Buddhim. The cultural heritage is so rich that eight of the monuments have been designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
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