Barpak is a village situated in the northern part of the Gorkha district of Nepal. It is located about 1900 m above sea level and inhabited by gurungs, ghales, sunwars, pariyar and few others.[1]
There are more than 1200 houses in the village. There is 24-hour electricity, internet facility,basic medical service, good hotels and the village can be reached by direct bus transportation from Kathmandu except in rainy season. Barpak is situated upon the hilltop about 1900 meters high from sea level at north of Gorkha approximately 45 km (28 mi) away from Gorkha Bazar in Nepal. There is graveled road under construction from Abu Khaireney running on the bank of Darauti River to Barpak which is now completed and extended to Laprak, Gumda and so on. Finally after all the political hurdles thanks to Dr. Baburam Bhattrai who tried his best and all Barpakies for their effort. Barpak has nearly 1200 households and nearly 15 thousand population mainly with Gurungs and Ghale tribes. There are small number of Kami, damai and sunar (Dalit tribe) in the village serving the community from generation after generation. Barpak has its unique historic significance despite its isolation from mainstream politics and bustling cities. Its breadth taking natural beauty has melted so many hearts and drawn so many people from around the world. It has been visited by German Chancellor Dr Roman Herzog in early 97. Science Teacher Mr. Mickey Gordon is one of the admirers of Barpak; who has been visiting Barpak year after year for over 23 years and has helped rebuild the village school. Barpak has even attracted state television which telecast documentary about Barpak recently. The unique sloppy shape of the village with clustered stone tile-roofed houses believe to be the reason behind main attractions to the people wishing to visit Barpak once they have seen pictures of Barpak. Barpak is one of the stopover village routes of trekking around Manaslu. Barpak has attracted countless tourists with its genuine hospitality of and unspoilt natural beauty.
People can go to Narad Pokhari from Barpak which believe to be one of the pilgrimages of Hindus. It is believed that if you worship after taking bath here at Shrawan Shrangti, your wish would come true. But there is a myth that you must go there once you said you want to go; nevertheless journey is believed to be very harsh through the challenging mountain path. Locals are happy to assist and accompany or guide to Narad Pokhari if you arranged with them in the village.[citation needed]
There are so many possibilities of developing eco tourism in Barpak as it has so much to offer to the guests. Its rich culture, warm and friendly people breadth taking scenes of Himalaya watching Barpak, overlooking valleys of Darauti river and Treks to Dharkey Danda, Narad Pokhari or just a chill out tour around the village and many interesting festivals
Kaski District (Nepali: कास्की जिल्ला Listen (help·info), a part of Gandaki Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The name is disambiguated from Kaskikot, the ancient Kaski KingdomThe district, with Pokhara as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,017 km² and had a population in 2001 of 380,527.The district covers parts of the Annapurna mountain range, and the picturesque scene of the mountains can be observed from most parts of the district. It is one of the best tourist destinations of Nepal.The centroid of Nepal lies in this district.
Bandipur (Devanagiri बन्दीपुर) is a hilltop settlement in Tanahu District, (Gandaki Zone) of Nepal. Because of its preserved, old time cultural atmosphere, Bandipur has increasingly been coming to the attention of tourism. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of total Bandipur and Dharampani) 15591 people living in 3750 individual households.Bandipur is located at 27.56 N, 84.25 E and an elevation of 1030m on a mountain saddle (Mahabharat range) approximately 700m above the Marsyangdi River Valley, 143 km to the west of Kathmandu and 80 km to the east of Pokhara. Since 1998 it is connected by an 8 km access road from Dumre (Kathmandu-Pokhara highway). Until then there was only an unreliable road, in monsoon usually not accessible or only by tractors. The mountain saddle, just 200m long, is barely wide enough to accommodate the main street lined by 2 –3 storey buildings on either side. At the backsides of these houses the mountainsides steeply descend and the gardens are only accessible by stairs.
Hanuman Dhoka is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmandu, Nepal. It is spread over five acres. The Hanuman Dhoka Palace (Hanuman Dhoka Durbar in Nepali) gets its name from the stone image of Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, that sits near the main entryway. 'Dhoka' means door in Nepali
The eastern wing with ten courtyards is the oldest part dated to the mid 16th century. It was expanded by King Pratap Malla in the 17th century with many temples. Sundari Chowk and Mohan Chowk in the north part of the palace are both closed. In 1768, in the southeast part of the palace, four lookout towers were added by Prithvi Narayan Shah. The royal family lived in this palace till 1886, where after they shifted to Narayanhity Palace. The stone inscription outside is in fifteen languages and legend states that if all the 15 are read milk would spring from the middle of stone tablet
Durbar High School which translates to Palace High School, opened in 1892 is the oldest modern school in Nepal. Located in Ranipokhari, Kathmandu, it originally taught only members of the ruling family, but was opened to private citizens in 1902.The founder of the Rana regime, Jung Bahadur Kunwar, later known as Jung Bahadur Rana, decided to give his children an English education rather than the traditional religiously oriented training. In 1854 Jang Bahadur engaged an English tutor to hold classes for his children in the Rana palace. This act tipped the balance in favor of English education and established its supremacy over the traditional type of Sanskrit-based education. In 1991, English education still carried a higher status and prestige than did traditional education.it has two sections the upper one (English medium) and lower one.
Rani Pokhari (Nepali: रानी पोखरी) meaning queen's pond, also known as Nhu Pukhu (Nepal Bhasa: न्हू पुखू) meaning new pond, is an historic artificial pond located in the heart of Kathmandu.[1] The square-shaped tank dates from the 17th century, and was built on the eastern side of the then city limits. It lies just outside a former city gate. The pond is one of Kathmandu's most famous landmarks, and is known for its religious and aesthetic significance. Its dimensions are 180m by 140m.
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