I had travelled to Nepal in September 2024 . I had visited 2 cities of Kathmandu and Pokhra. Before my visit ,being an Indian , I had felt that Nepal as a neighboring country will have almost same culture. But to my surprise it has been a different story altogether. The attire, food, worship rituals has cleared much of my doubts. On our first day we had been to Chandragiri mountains in cable trolley in the midst of clouds and found it mesmerizing. Later we had visited Kathmandu Darbar square which is a mix of old and new architecture because many of the monument has been destroyed in 2015 Earthquake. We also went to the museum and also had a glimpse of Living Goddess Royal Kumari which is a prepubescent girl worshipped as the incarnation of goddess Taleju Bhawani. We also visited Swoyambhu Mahachaitya, an ancient religious Buddhist Stupa complex. In the evening while watching the famous Pashupatinath Hindu Temple I was wondering the various cultures the city of Kathmandu is mixed with. In the later part of our travel we visited the most beautiful and well organized city of Pokhra. Our resort was on the banks of famous Fewa Lake. While having an evening walk at the walkway on Fewa lake we wonder how peaceful is the nature of people of Nepal as they were enjoying with their friends an family with all smiling and greeting to the foreigners without any greed. Next day we went to the Pumdikot Mahadev temple of Lord Shiva which is on a hilltop. Situated on 1500 mtr above sea level this place has an amazing viewpoint of Pokhra city and Fewa lake. Pumdikot has the second tallest statue of Shiva in Nepal. The statue itself is 51 feet tall. It sits on a white stupa that adds 57 feet in height, making the entire structure 108 feet high. . The statue premises also has 108 Shiva lingas that encircle the statue On our way back we went to World Peace Pagoda and had spent peaceful time there.Itis a Buddhist monument on Anadu Hill. Later we saw Devis Waterfall whose water forms a tunnel after reaching the bottom.The water forms a tunnel after reaching the bottom. This tunnel is approximately 500 feet (150 m) long and runs 100 feet (30 m) below ground level. On 31 July 1961, a Swiss male-female couple went swimming but the woman drowned in a pit because of the overflow. Her body was recovered three days later in river Phusre with great effort. Her father wished to name it "David's Fall" after her daughter's name but changed to Devi's Fall. Its Nepali name is Patale Chango, which literal meaning is Paatal Ko Chango means "Underworld's Waterfall". Near to it we visited Gupetshwer Mahadev Cave which is an undergound Shiva temple. We had a peaceful and memorable trip to Nepal and I made a promise to visit next time with my family and show them the beauty and culture of this beautiful country.
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