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Kathmandu City is the capital
and largest city of Nepal. It is the
cosmopolitan heart of the Himalayan
Region. It is the gateway to Nepal.
It has a glorious history going back
two thousand years, and a refined
culture that ranks among the highest
in Asia. It is also a modern
financial and business hub, exotic
tourist destination, and a sacred
goal for pilgrims.
Kathmandu is situated in a bowl
shaped valley in central Nepal. The
Kingdom extends about 885 km. east
to west and 193 km. in width north
to south. The entire terrain is like
a steep incline, descending from the
icy Himalayan heights to the hot
Terai flatland within a short
distance.
The country has an area of 147,181
sq.km., and is positioned between
26022" to 30027' North Latitude and
80004' to 88012' East Longitude. It
is bordered by China in the north
and by India in the south, west and
east. Nepal is a totally landlocked
country.
there is lots of world heritage
places in details below:
Swoaymbhunath Stupa :
The Buddhist stupa of Swoyambhunath
is situated on the top of a hill
west of the city. Swoyambhunath
literally means self originated god.
This 2000 years old Stupa, is one of
the most sacred Buddhist religious
sites in Nepal. The huge symbolic
representation of Buddhahood
signifies five elements through
which the living being are made up
of Air, Water, Fire, Earth & Ether.
The thirteen steps going up spirally
are the steps of wisdom, crossing
each spires successfully leads an
individual towards the ultimate goal
i.e. to attain enlightenment to
liberate human kind from sufferings.
Pashupatinath Temple:
Not only is Pashupatinath the most
important Hindu temple in Nepal.
It's one of the most important Shiva
temples on the subcontinent and
draws numerous devotees from all
over India each year. The temple is
dedicated to lord Shiva who is the
destroyer and creator of the Hindu
pantheon and appears in many forms.
His terrible forms are probably best
known, particularly his appearance
in Nepal as the cruel and
destructive Bhairab, but he also has
peaceful incarnations including
those of Mahadev and Pashupatinath,
the lord of the beasts. As the
temple is located on the bank of the Bagmati River, which is considered
to be the holy River, therefore
Hindu people prefer to be cremated
on the bank of this river - as such
visiting this temple would
facilitate our visitors to be
acquainted with the death rituals
that are being carried out.
Boudhanath: On the eastern
side of Kathmandu, just north of the
Airport stands a huge Stupa of
Boudhnath, the largest Stupa in
Nepal and one of the biggest in the
world. It is a popular religious hub
of considerable population of
Tibetans. Many of these Tibetans are
refugees who fled their country
following the unsuccessful uprising
against the Chinese invaders in
1959. They have been energetic and
successful enough in the intervening
years, as the large houses in and
around Boudhnath Testify. This is
one of the few places in the world
where Tibetan culture is both
accessible and unhindered.
The Stupa: There does not
seem to be any agreement on how old
the site is, but it is likely that
the first stupa was built some time
after 600 AD after the Tibetan King
Songtsen Gompo, was converted to
Buddhism by his two wives. The
present Stupa is built after the
depredation of the Mugul invaders in
the 14th century. To house the monks
of different sect of Buddhism the
Gompas are in and around the Stupa.
Dakshinkali Temple: located
in somewhat spooky location in the
cleft between two hills and at the
confluence of two rivers stand the
temple of Dakshinkali; the temple is
dedicated to Kali Shiva's consort in
her most bloodthirsty incarnation,
the temple is quite famous for
animal sacrifice, twice a week i.e.
on Tuesday and Saturday the faithful
Hindu people come here to satisfy
her blood lus.
Jal Binayak Temple: Temple of
Ganesh stands on the riverbank. The
triple roofed temple dates 1602
although there was probably a temple
here even earlier. On the temple's
Platform there is an image of Shiva
and Parvati
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