Swoyambhunath is one of the most popular
attractions in Nepal. It is located almost 3 kms. West from
Kathmandu City. The temple grounds are inhabited by monkeys and
from there are spectacular views of Kathmandu and the valley
below. Patan is one of the major cities in Kathmandu Valley and
is the oldest of the three. State ruled .You can visit Patan to
have a look and study many beautiful and interesting arts and
architecture and historic and cultural phenomena. The city of
Bhaktapur is just a 14 kms east of Kathmandu. Bhaktapur means
the city of devotees and is a center of potter and intriguing
masks.
Pokhara is the most popular destination in Nepal after
Kathmandu. Enclosed by the Annapurna Range of the Himalaya (in
the shape of a horse shoe). At 800m above sea level, the air is
clean and fresh and the sub-tropical climate is ideal. Most
travellers stay in the favoured Lakeside District which follows
the shoreline of Fewa Lake (Nepal's second largest lake).
The Royal Chitwan National Park is situated in the southern
lowlands (the Terai) in Nepal. Chitwan (meaning 'heart of the
jungle') is one of the finest wildlife reserves in Asia. It is
home to more than 700 species of birds and over 70 species of
wild creatures including the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger,
elephants, one-horned white rhinos, sloths and garial
crocodiles.
The birthplace of the Gautama Buddha, Lumbini, is the Mecca of
every Buddhist, being one of the four holy places of Buddhism.
Lumbini is situated at the foothills of the Himalayas in modern
Nepal., Lumbini was a beautiful garden full of green and shady
Sal trees (Shorea). The garden and its tranquil environs were
owned by both the Shakyas and Kolias clans. King Suddhodana,
father of Gautama Buddha was of the Shakya dynasty belonging to
the Kshatriya or the warrior caste. Maya Devi, his mother, gave
birth to the child on her way to her parent's home in Devadaha
while taking rest in Lumbini under a sal tree in the month of
May in the year 642 B.C. The beauty of Lumbini is described in
Pali and Sanskrit literature. Maya Devi it is said was
spellbound to see the natural grandeur of Lumbini. While she was
standing, she felt labor pains and catching hold of a drooping
branch of a Sal tree, the baby, the future Buddha, was born. |
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