Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Historical Place

             There are number of places historical area in our country NEPAL.The kathmandu valley itself is a place of such area importance. it is said that  the valley of kathmandu was once a great lake.in course of time the water in it flowed out through a passage and thus it become the present valley. kathmandu always has  history in it because many great king such as manadev, anshuvarma, jayasthiti malla, prithibinarayan shah bir bikram shah ruled over it.kathmandu is the capital city of nepal. kathmandu is also known aas the  city of temples. The temples of lord pashupatinath guheswari, lord krishna in patan etc are situated in this area.The fifty five windowed  palace of bhaktapur  the hanuman dhoka and narayanhity palace are the unparallelled instances of neplese arts and carvings.Boudhanath Stupa (or Bodnath Stupa) is the largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet. It is the center of Tibetan culture in Kathmandu and rich in Buddhist symbolism. The stupa is located in the town of Boudha, on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu.Bodnath was probably built in the 14th century after the Mughal invasions; various interesting legends are told regarding the reasons for its construction. After the arrival of thousands of Tibetans following the 1959 Chinese invasion, the temple has become one of the most important centers of Tibetan Buddhism. Today it remains an important place of pilgrimage and meditation for Tibetan Buddhists and local Nepalis, as well as a popular tourist site.

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