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Place
to visit
Dakshinkali
Dashinkali
temple is 20 km South from Kathmandu. The temple is
dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Kali, Goddess of power
and energy and it is one of the most popular places
of worship in Kathmandu. Sacrifices of animals are made
on Tuesday and Saturday in Dakshinkali.
Budhanilkantha
Eight
kilometers north of Kathmandu is a remarkable, colossal
statue of lord Vishnu reclining on a bed of snakes.
The fifth-century statue lies in the middle of a small
pond Budhanikantha is a place of pilgrimage for all
Hindus and is the scene of great activity at such festivals
as Haribodhini Ekadasi and Kartik Poornima. An interesting
feature of this shrine is that the reigning King of
Nepal may not visit the spot according to an old tradition
Shivapuri
Shivapuri
provides most of the water to the Kathmandu Valley and
among the hills, it is closest to the high Himalaya.
The wildlife sighting here is also excellent as the
park has access to wider lands and areas behind the
Kathmandu Valley. You may wish to visit the Buddhist
monastery set high on the hill.
Daman
For
a view of the breathtaking grandeur of the world's
highest peaks from the far west of Dhaulagiri
to the east of Mt. Everest, there is no better
place than Daman. It lies eighty kilometers south-west
of Kathmandu on the mountain highway known as
Tribhuvan Rajpath and has a view tower fitted
with a long range telescope.
