Dear Readers,
Kapilvastu, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, founder and preacher of Buddhism, is located in Nepal not in F***ing India. India has however constructed fake Kapilvastu and is fooling you the Tourists. If you are reading this post please forward this message to others that: BUDDHA WAS BORN IN NEPAL AND NOT IN F***ING INDIA. India doesnot have sufficient proof that demonstrates Buddha was born in India. Go and tell this fact to each and every friends, relatives and whoever is intrested in Buddha, Buddhism and Nepal. I as well as every Nepalese would be very grateful to you for spreading this word.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Suspension Bridge Located in The Highest Altitude in Nepal.
A suspension Bridge joining Gyadi of Parbat district and Kushma of the same district has been unveiled by Constituent Assembly Spokesperson Subash Chandra Nembang. The suspension bridge is located at 1035 metres above the ground level and is 44 metres in length. The newly installed bridge has been the center of attraction for locals as well as tourists. People from as far as Myagdi Syangja have travelled to see this spectacle.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Unknown But Beautiful Places In Nepal...Khaptad National Park
Khaptad is Nepal's newest national park, receiving its designation only in 1985. It consists of 225 sq. km of forest and grassland, and lies on a plateau where the districts of Bhajhang, Bajura, Doti and Achham meet. The forest comprise a mixture of tall fir, yew, rhododendron and oak along with dense stands of bamboo and numerous shrubs, and represents one of the last remaining such areas in the lower Himalaya. The vegetation provides a natural habitat for healthy population of wildlife, including the musk and barking deer, bears various birds including the impedance pleasant. One flower. Known as Bheeg and resembling a white rose, grows in several parts of the park. It is said to be so poisonous that single sniff from close up can be lethal.
Khaptad Swami among Nepalis, Khaptad is best known as a holy site and is closely associated with a widely revert ascetic who lived here for Mandu years and who was known simply as the 'Khaptad Swami'. The origins and background of Khaptad Swami, who died in 1996 at the grand old reported age of 110, are shrouded in mystery. Some speculate that he was a doctor from India who renounced his worldly life in favor of a purely spiritual existence in a remote part if the holy Himalaya. In any event, he never divulged either his name or anything of his own life to anyone-including to King Birendra who went to consult him several occasions. He was undoubtedly a good, learned and widely read man who also had a good command of English. He lived in a cave on the eastern side of the park to where pilgrims traveled from far and wide to see him and receive his counsel and blessings. It is said that Khaptad Swami was instrumental in persuading the King to give National Park status to Khaptad. About 1 km from the Swami's cave is the small Bhagawan Shanker Mandir with a Dharmalala. Nearby is the small pond, or Pokhari, whose water is said to be lethally contaminated by the Bheeg and other toxic flowers growing around it. Symptoms of poisoning are believed to begin with joint pain, lethargy, nausea and vomiting. Some people carry lemons and chills with them as an antidote when walking through the area, through it is interesting to remember that strings of lemons and chills are also widely used elsewhere to ward off evil sprits. Fencing now surrounds the pond. The Khaptad Mela [Festival] takes place in September / October and attracts several thousand pilgrims from throughout Nepal for whom this pilgrimage is believed to be especially meritorious. Celebrations include the pouring of milk over the Linga of the Bhagawan Shanker Mandir and, reminiscent of Diwalii, the lighting of ghee lamps at night. Visiting Khaptad very few westerners ever visit Khaptad. The best time to visit is from April to September. The monsoon is relatively weak in West Nepal. At other times, snow makes travel to and through most areas impractical.
Unknown but Beautiful places in Nepal....Swargadwari
Swargadwari lies in Pyuthan district.According to Hindu Mythology, Pancha Pandava, on their way to Heaven, had performed some religious rituals in the area of Swargadwari in Pyuthan District. So, the place is called Swargadwari, meaning " The Way to Heaven ".
Maha Prabhu Swami Hansananda Giri, born in Rolpa district in 1860, showed some miraculous behaviors when he was six days old by fasting in his childhood as a penance for his mother's diet of meat.
Then, after he got sagedom in 1886, the Swami started blessing the infertile couple making them fertile and fortune telling. Later, the sage Giri, in 1894 moved to Swarga dwari with his followers and build a Shiva Temple and Yagya Sala, place for performing rituals.
Swargadwari , offering panoramic views in a tranquil and peaceful surroundings, has been the ground for continuous " Akhanda Maha Yagya", a great religious ceremony for the last 113 years. The God, Brihaspati from Heaven is supposed to arrive and complete the Maha Yagya. Hundreds of sages and their hermitages, cows, Sadhu etiquettes, Agni Kunda etc. are the other attractions which spark a spiritual and religious fervor in visitors.
It is a must see destination for Hindu pilgrims too. When ever we talk about Swargadwari Temple , we talk about the Guru Maharaj and his disciples of Swargadwari. Swargadwari Guru Maharaj was an incarnation of god. He spent most of his life in Swargadwari with his disciples. There were also thousands of milking cows in Swargadwari at that time which Guru Maharaj himself use to shepherd during the day. There is an account of some of his followers trying to follow Guru Maharaj to check where he took all those cows. But they never could find him or his cows. They referred to the team as "just to fast to catch up". So no one ever knew where Guru Maharaj used to go during the day with his cows.
Before he left his physical body, he gave some of his divine power to a few of his disciples. On the day Guru Maharaj left his soul by his own wish, a number of people gathered around the Samadhi place. Then he left his own body after bidding good by to his disciples and other followers. Swami Guru Maharaj's favorite cow also died at the same instant as The Guru left his body and headed to somewhere else. After he left his body, within few days, all cows began to disappear in a miraculous way. There is an account of people seeing the cows emptying all of their milk at the Samadhi spot by themselves at the same time of the day everyday.
Unknown But Beautiful Places In Nepal....Jiri
Jiri (जिरी) is a village development committee in Dolakha District in the Janakpur Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7138 people living in 1508 individual households.
Jiri lies at an altitude of 1,905 metres (6,250 feet) and is the eastern-most terminus of the highway coming from Kathmandu. Bus service is available from Kathmandu but the 184 km ride takes 6 to 8 hours due to narrow, winding roads and checkpoints along the high-way(until 2006). A company of the Nepal Army is stationed in town and visitors' equipment and backpacks might be searched. There are a number of lodges available along either side of the main road mainly in Jiri Bazaar.
Jiri is said to have established in 1938 by the Swiss. The name "Jiri" actually came from the city Zurich in Switzerland.
As the closest roadhead, Jiri is now the trailhead for many treks into the Mount Everest region. The trek to Lukla will take seven or eight days. Few people actually begin a trek from Jiri anymore, as only 5% of all trekkers who attempt the difficult trek to Everest Base Camp start at Jiri. The other 95% choose to fly into the small airstrip at Lukla, thus cutting off a week of difficult but beautiful trekking.
Although the trailhead from Jiri into Sagarmatha National Park is referred to as the "classic route to Everest", the original trailhead actually began at Kathmandu. All early Everest expeditions—including the one led by John Hunt that put Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on the summit—passed through Jiri. So Jiri is also called the "Gateway to Mt. Everest".
Jiri is the home of an ethnic group called the Jirels.
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