Pokhara is a place which
is situated at an altitude of 827m from the sea level and 200km from the west
of Kathmandu city. It has several beautiful lakes and places to visit .It is
also known as the second highest touristic destinations of Nepal after the
Kathmandu City. It is also a place to relax and to enjoy the beauty of nature.
In pokhara, we can view
beautiful scenario and can visits different places like Fewa Lake, Barahi
temple, World Peace Pagoda, Begnas Lake and Rupa Lake, Bats Cave and Mahendra
Cave, Devi’s fall, Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave, Bindhyabasini temple and etc.
Pokhara is also famous for the trekking and rafting destinations. In this city,
we can found the different people of different caste, age and religion.
8.
Fewa Lake
9.
Mahendra Cave and Bats Cave
1.
International Mountain Museum
International
Mountain museum is all about to cover the information and exhibits related with
the Man, Mountain and Mountain activities around the world. This museum is the
major attraction of Pokhara city. It
opens daily from 9 am to 4:30 pm. Museum have halls filled with models of
famous peaks, equipment’s and materials used in mountaineering as well as the
culture and lifestyle of mountain people.
2.
World Peace Pagoda
This
pagoda is a huge Buddhist stupa and is located at the top of a hill on the
southern part of Fewa Lake. And from this site we can view snow peak mountain
ranges of Annapurna range, Manaslu, Machhapuchhre (Fishtail) and Pokhara city.
3.
Barahi Temple
This
temple is situated in the middle of Fewa Lake and is the most important
religious monument in Pokhara. There is a belief that this pagoda style temple
is dedicated to the deity Taal Barahi. For visitors this temple is famous for its
peaceful and nature surroundings, bird watching and watching the reflection of
Himalayan range in the lake. We have to
go there by boating.
4.
Gupteshwor Mahadev cave
Gupteshwor
Mahadev Cave is a beautiful cave that is situated opposite to Devi’s fall. This
cave lies 2km from Pokhara airport.
The entrance point is right across from Devi’s fall. This cave is honored as a
Shiva lingam which holds special value for the Hindus for praying etc and this
cave is 3 km long. This cave is the longest and attractive where we can find the
amazing and natural pictures of lord Shiva, lord Ganesh and Goddess Parvati. There
is a tunnel behind the linga it cost entry ticket to enter the tunnel.
5.
Devi’s fall
Devi’s
fall is also called Patale Chango in Nepali which means underground water fall.
It is also known as David’s Fall and is an awesome waterfall. It is an interesting spot for visit. This
awesome waterfall is named as Devi’s fall from the fall of Swiss tourist couple
who fell unfortunately in the water and drowned. This water fall has some good
places for pre-monsoon swimming to its left and behind it. Its main source is
water from the Fewa Lake.
6.
Seti River Gorge
This river flows through the city
and runs completely underground at places. Mahendra Bridge provides perfect
view of river and the deep gorge made by its powerful flow.
7.
Bindhyabasini Temple
It
is located in the old bazar and is also known as the center of religious
activity. This temple is dedicated to the Goddess Bhagwati, the manifestations
of Shakti.
8.
Phewa Tal (lake)
Fewa
Lake is the center of all attraction in Pokhara, known as the second largest lake
after the Rara Lake. It covers the area of about 4.43km2 (1.3 sq.m) with an
average depth of 8.6m (28ft). This lake is famous for watching the reflection
of snow peak Himalayan range of Machhapuchhre (fishtail), Boating, Swimming
etc.
9.
Mahendra Cave and Bats Cave
Mahendra
Cave is one of the most popular visiting spot in Pokhara Nepal. This cave is
named by the late king Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah. Mahendra Cave is enriched with the variety of
rocks (limestone) and the rocks sparkle when light strikes on it. Bats Cave is
also nearer to Mahendra Cave. It is also known as the house of Bats.
10.
Sarangkot
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