Monday, May 12, 2014

                                             Pokhara

Pokhara is the beautiful place of Nepal which is located in the mid western region having an area of 55.22 square km.It is one of the crowded city with 264,991 inhabitants.It is located 200 km west of kathmandu,a capital city of Nepal.It lies in kaski districf of Gandaki zone.The religions mostly followed in this place are hinduism and Buddhism.There are more attractive places in pokhara that sets our mind in relax.Some of them are Phewa lake.Sarangkot,Mahendra caves,International muesuem,Bindya basini temple,mountain views,Devi's fall(Paatale chagoo) and other so many places.pokhara receives maximum rainfall than other palces in Nepal.Pokhar is full of greenery.







Phewa lake:

It is the second largest freshwater lake in Nepal.It is located in lakeside of pokhara valley.We can take enjoy in phewa lake by boat.It's maximum length and width are 4 km and 2 km respectively.It's maximum depth is 24 m.In the middle of lake we can find a temple called Taalbaraahi temple where people worship there.
We can see the reflection of mountains like Annapurna,Dhaulagiri and Machhapuchre in the lake.



Sarangkot :

It is a small village having population of 1,010 located in kaski district with an altitude of 1600 m.It is the place where tourists mostly attracted.We can see the views of many mountains.It is located on the topmots peak where we can see the sun rises and sun sets clearly.It is the suitable places for paragliding.







Mahendra caves :

We can see the Mahendra caves at the north of pokhara valley.It is close to the seti river.Mahendra cave contains stalactites and stalagmites.It is the attracting places for tourists.Transportation is easily available from the main town of pokhara to reach this cave.








Davi's fall(Paatale chaago) :

It is the attractive and famous waterfall of pokhara and locally it is known as paatale chaago.The water comes from the phewa lake and travels through a natural tunnel prior.It is believed that a swiss tourist named as David swept away while swimming in phewa lake.and she was helpless and never returned from the tunnel so,it is named as Davi's fall.It is the most amazing and attractive places of Nepal.





Bindya basini temple :

It is the most famous Hindus religious temple.It is located on the way to sarangkotThe views of Machapuchre and Annapurna are seen from here.This temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga.Goddess Durga appears in the form of saligram and this temple was established in 1845 b.s.It is a white pagoda style situated in the north of pokhara.People sacrifies animals during festivals.









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