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| Sightseeing Outside Kathmandu Valley |
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| Daman |
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Daman at an altitude of 2,400 m is located 80
kms southwest of Kathmandu valley. Daman is
famous for the magnificent view of the world’s
highest mountain range. There is a view tower
fitted with long-range telescopes. |
| Bandipur |
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 Located on a 1,000 m ridge in Tanahu district
some 140 km from Kathmandu, Bandipur’s hallmark
is its beautiful scenery. At the eastern part
of the town is the pagoda-roofed Bindabasini temple
which houses goddess Durga, Bandipur’s guardian
deity. The rich wooden carvings and detailed brass-work
that adorn the temple are replicas of those found
in the many old pagoda structures of the Kathmandu
Valley. The other important temples and shrines
in the vicinity include the Mahalaxmi temple with
its exquisite woodwork and the Khadga Devi temple
which comes alive once a year during the Dashain
festival. |
| Lumbini |
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 In
the plains south of the first foothills of the
Churia range lies Lumbini, birthplace of Gautam,
the Lord Buddha. Lumbini is a sacred place for
Buddhists from all over the world, standing
on an equal footing with holy places sacred
to other world religions. a veteran Asian traveler
and author of several books writes, 'As millions
of Christians look to Jerusalem for inspiration,
as millions of Muslims turn to Mecca, so do
three hundred million Buddhists see in the sacred
kingdom of Nepal, a pillar left by the great
Emperor Ashoka to mark the site where Buddha
was born. |
| Chitwan |
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 Chitwan is one of the most attractive national parks
located at southern central Nepal. The park has
wide varieties of wildlife offering people from
across the world an opportunity to observe beautiful
flora and fauna. Here one can see very rare endangered
species like one-horned rhinos, sloth, wild boar,
leopard, crocodile and more than 500. |
| Tansen |
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 Situated at an altitude of 1,343 m, Tansen is the
most popular summer resort in western Nepal on an
account of its position and climate. It has the
most extensive views of the country’s chief
attraction, the Himalaya from Dhaulagiri in the
west to Gaurishanker in the northeast. It takes
just seven hours by bus from Pokhara to reach Tansen. |
| Janakpur |
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 A great religious
place, Janakpur is famous as the birthplace of Sita,
the consort of Lord Ram. There is an artistic marble
temple of Sita (Janaki), popularly known as Naulakha
Mandir. Religious festival, trade fairs and other
festivities are held here on Bivaha Panchami and
Ram Navami. Janakpur is also linked with Kathmandu
by air and road. |
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