Janaki Mandir, Janakpur

Nepal /Dhanusa /Janakpur Janaki Mandir, Jankpur, Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit Janaki Mandir is dedicated to Sita and also has some history attached to it. It was built in the year 1911 by a local princess who, it is believed, lavished Rs. 9 lakhs at that time for the construction of the temple. It reflects a […]

Ram Sita Bibaha Mandir

Nepal /Dhanusa /Janakpur Ram Sita Bibaha Mandir, Jankpur, Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit The ‘Ram Sita Bibaha Mandir’ is yet another important place of tourist interest in Janakpur. Do not forget to include this in your tours to Janakpur. This is actually a pagoda built in the traditional Nepalese form. It is interesting to see the […]

Dhanush Sagar & Ganga Sagar

Nepal /Dhanusa /Janakpur Dhanush Sagar & Ganga Sagar, Jankpur, Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit ‘Dhanush Sagar’ and ‘Ganga Sagar are two sacred tanks situated near the Ram Mandir. Here, people perform religious ablutions during the early morning hours. However, during the festivals, these tanks become extremely important in the sense that religious ceremonies conducted here. Tourits […]

Janaki Temple

Nepal /Dhanusa /Janakpur Janaki Temple, located in the center of the Janakpur, Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit The Janaki Temple,is well known in the Hindu Kingdom. Sita the wife of the legendary hero Ram was born in Janakpur. Throughout the year, many pilgrims come to pay their respects to Ram and Sita who are the main […]

Chendebji Chorten

Detail InformationEdit En route to Trongsa is Chendebji Chorten, patterned on Kathmandu’s Swayambhunath Stupa, with eyes painted at the four cardinal points. It was built in the 18th century by Lama Zhida, to cover the remains of an evil spirit that was subdued at this spot. Legend says that the evil spirit manifested as a […]

Gandaki Boarding School

Detail InformationEdit Gandaki Boarding School (also known as GBS) (गण्डकी आवासीय उच्च माध्यामिक विद्यालय), formerly known as Nepal Adarsha Vidyashram, is a model school of Nepal. It is located in the city of Pokhara, 200 kilometers west of Kathmandu, and is the first and the only regional school of the country. Gandaki Boarding School (GBS) […]

Kumari Ghar

Detail InformationEdit Built in 1757, Kumari Ghar houses the living goddess of Kathmandu. Kumari Ghar is a palace in the center of the Kathmandu city, next to the Durbar square where a Royal Kumari selected from several Kumaris from several places resides. Kumari, or Kumari Devi, is the Tradition of worshiping young pre-pubescent girls as […]

Surkhet

Detail InformationEdit Surkhet is a district in the Bheri Zone of the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. Birendranagar is the administrative headquarter of Surkhet as well as the whole Mid-Western Development Region. Surkhet District lies within the Surkhet Valley, which is about 50 km² in size, and is approximately 400 kilometers west of the Nepalese […]

Mahendranagar

Bhim Dutta, formerly Mahendranagar (महेन्द्रनगर), is a city and municipality in far western Nepal, six kilometres from the border of India and the Mahakali River. It is the headquarters of the district of Kanchanpur in the Mahakali Zone, which is inhabited by people of various races including the indigenous Tharu people. Bhim Dutta is the […]

Birtamod

Birtamod is the commercial, educational and transport hub of Jhapa District. Ssrnamati Bazar, Kamatoli Bazar, Chakchaki Bazar and Surunga Bazar are some of the nearest local towns /settlements connected to Birtamod. Birtamod is connected to all parts of the country by a central highway, the Mahendra Highway (महेन्द्र राज्मार्ग्) which runs throughout the length of […]