Rainy Kathmandu

Well, Raining is quite cool and feels awesome. But continuous raining is not so good i think. Well in case of Kathmandu it is quite hard to predict whether it is going to rain or getting to be sunny. Funny isn't it?? well this is the case. A man from homes come out thinking that its quite hot today and on the way he gets wet by the rain. Continuous rain in Kathmandu makes people disturbed and feel bad. Its not just rain its the indicator towards destruction i.e weather disorder. Here is news report related to this:

KATHMANDU, JUN 30

This month of June, the sky of Kathmandu has rain gods smiling all over it. This is the wettest month of June recorded in the valley for the past three years. Even though the month is yet to be over and the cumulative rainfall needs addition after the month ends, this month until Wednesday has far exceeded the amount of rain received in the same period in the year 2009 and 2010.

The total rainfall received in the valley in this month till Wednesday was 284 mm (millimetre) compared to 142.1 mm for June 2010 and 126.4 mm for the same period in 2009. The highest record for a single day this month is 40.8 mm of rainfall on 16th of June.

Meteorologists attribute this surge in rainfall to the early arrival of monsoon to some extent. While the monsoon started on June 17 last year, the arrival of monsoon was a couple of days earlier on 15th of June this year. Officials at the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) say that surge in rainfall is not unexpected. “This is in fact the normal level of rainfall expected in the Valley for this period,” says Rajendra Shrestha, senior meteorologist at MFD. “The normal rainfall in the valley for this month is expected at 262.6 mm. Last year the rainfall was far less than expected. This year it is back to its normal,” added Shrestha.

The amount of rainfall received during a given month of a rainy season may vary yearly and no adjacent year will have identical rainfall patterns, say the experts. “The typhoons across the Pacific ocean, the natural developments at the Arabian sea and the Bay of Bengal all have a direct impact on the rainfall patterns here in Nepal. This year the early arrival of monsoon also contributed to the surge in rainfall but the overall rainfall received is dependent on various weather phenomena” adds Shrestha.

While the month of June is receiving rainfall in abundance, the month of May on the other hand had received lesser rain this year compared to the previous two. This May the valley received 117.4 mm of rainfall against the expected level at 116 mm. Last year, the month of May had received 145.4 mm, while total rainfall in May 2009 was recorded at 126.4 mm. The monsoon that arrived in mid-June is expected to last up to Sept-Oct, later this year.

Pollution

Nepal's one of the great treasure has become pollution. The most increasing problem of pollution is at Kathmandu. This is due to mismanaged town planning. The waste management not good and proper so it has now lead to be the treasure in Nepal. 
Mountains of waste, haphazardly dumped, threaten natural resources and the quality of life for millions of people around the globe. ELAW congratulates its partners in Nepal for achieving a Supreme Court victory that will help end poor waste disposal practices in the Kathmandu Valley.
Cities around the world struggle to manage waste generated by growing populations that consume, and discard, more each year. India and the Philippines are beginning to tackle the problem through enacting comprehensive solid waste management legislation that emphasizes community participation, waste reduction and recycling.
In Nepal, public interest environmental advocates are turning to the courts for local solutions to the global garbage crisis.
In 2000, ELAW advocates at the Forum for Protection of Public Interest (Pro Public) filed a lawsuit against government agencies in the Kathmandu Valley for dumping garbage along the banks of the Bagmati River, a waterway central to Hindu life. The Bagmati winds through Kathmandu, a city of more than one million. With local landfills at capacity, the government allowed dumping along the river`s banks. The waste piles were in groundwater recharge areas and threatened to contaminate Kathmandu`s water supply.

WHERE HAS MY COUNTRY LOST ITS WAY?

Posted: 19th June 2011 by admin in Uncategorized

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by Ajay Aditya Pariyar

Where has my country lost its way,when did the chaos destroy the freedom that we had once in this country,as we move away from the constitution,toward new path i ask myself where did we go wrong, i wonder what could we do now.The giant history made by we Nepalese seems to be all vain due to the inability to maintain peace in this serene heritage.
Jesth 14 is vibrating all across with nightmare followed by daily BANDAS and political disorder in the country.Just a single question that come in my mind is that how lost we to know the sacrifice not,to think of it in any way which is not of the Nepalese Revolution,to forget the struggle there………….the memory of the immense hardship,pain and worry,that was diced among the patriotic nepalese who secured the freedom of a fleadging nation,whose agonies survive only in school rooms stories or in some author’s minds eye,can never be forgotten.We celebrate everything which has nothing to do with birth of this great  nation.To dwell in the past is useless,but to remember the heritage which secure your pleasure now is essential.let the so called leaders know this well!!!
Political biasness seems to be responsible for the recent senario of country.H.G. wells quotes-”Leaders should lead as far as they can and then vanish.Their ashes should not choke the fire they lit.”
To all political leaders of country,

Do not jade the ghost of that former strife which yielded up the land and the country which we honour now everyday,
do not forget the land of our forefather and mother,do not blaspheme the memory of spilt blood which is still soaked into the land,do not be one of those who only cares about the dollar.
JAI NEPAL!!!

Kathmandu Valley

Kathmandu is situated in a bowl shaped valley wwin central Nepal. The Kingdom extends about 885 km. east to west and 193 km. in width north to south. The entire terrain is like a steep incline, descending from the icy Himalayan heights to the hot Terai flatland within a short distance.

Historial Background:
The city of Kathmandu was built by king Gun Kamdev in 723 A.D. It is said that Kathmandu was a lake in the past and was made habitable by Manjushree, who cut open the hill to south Chovar) as to allow the water of lake to flow out.

It is said that Kathmandu city was named after " Kastha-Mandap" meaning the temple made of wood in Sanskrit , an imposing pagoda near Hanuman Dhoka Palace. It was built in 1596 out of a single tree by King Laxmi Narashingha Malla.

Orientation:
Kathmandu is the capital of the kingdom, situated in a valley which is an open air museum of famous sites, ancient temples and shrines, golden pagodas and are inspiring deities, is a city of inexhaustible historic artistic and cultural interest. Several beautiful and interesting villages and towns surrounding the valley offer ideal destinations for mini treks. The dazzling Himalayan peaks are visible from several points on the mountains around the valley.

The capital is quite upto date in terms of comfort and convenience boasting luxury hotels, bars, restaurants, shops and casinos. Transportation is convenient and inexpensive. Medical service is quite good. Shoppers may purchase unusual gifts and souvenirs from an interesting assortment of items such as handicrafts, carpets, wooden art works, bronze casting and metal work, thankas, Nepali paper prints and readymade garments.

Places to see

Kathmandu Durbar Square

A very old Hindu text has described Kathmandu as the land of gods surrounded by beautiful mountains around. Some two hundred years ago a western Visitor wrote that there were as many temples as there were houses and many idols as there were people. In fact Kathmandu boasts one of the largest congregations of magnificent historical monuments and shrines ever built. Duly recognized as a world Heritage Site by UNESCO- this particular area best known as Kathmandu Durbar Square lies in the heart of this city. Locally also called as Hanuman Dhoka Palace Square-an ancient seat of the Nepalese Royalty.

Hanuman Dhoka Palace Complex consists of a huge Royal Square imposing a tremendous variety of temples dedicated to different Hindu gods and goddess. Most of the buildings we see here date from 15th to 18th century.

The entire Palace Complex here is named after a monkey god called Hanuman. One can see a huge stone statue of Hanuman painted all red right next to the main entrance ( the golden gate) of the palace. Hanuman here is regarded as a powerful protector of the entire Durbar Square.

Some of the important monuments to be seen here are:
Taleju temple- tallest of all structures built by king Mahendra Malla in 1549 A.D.

Jagannath temple - built in the 16th century, known for fascinating erotic figures carving I the wooden struts eaves.

Kal Bhairav - one of the largest stone idol in Kathmandu representing the terrifying aspects of Shiva.

Statue of King Pratap Malla in praying gesture to Digu Taleju the royal family deity right across.

Kumari Ghar - 17th century Kumari temple, an example of the highly developed Nepalese temple craft.

Kasthamandap - built from the timber of a single tree. The Kathmandu City derives its name from Kasthamandap.

Besides this other fascinating part of this palace complex is the towering Nautale Durbar overlooking the beautiful cityscape and the vast Basantapur square where Prithivi Narayan Shah built mansion to commemorate his victory in 1768 A.D. This building complex is known for the most intricately carved wooden doorways roof struts and massive lattice windows full of mythical figures.

Swyambhunath Stupa (Monkey Temple)

Located in a lovely little hill rock Swoyambhu Nath Stupa is one of the most fascinating architectural jewels of the world. This great Stoup is said to have been built around 250 B.C.

Generally a holy memorial site Stoup represents a typical Buddhist architecture. Its main feature the white dome is identified with a spotless pure jewel of Nirvana and a thirteen tiered golden spire in conical shape surmounted on the dome. Underneath this towering structure are a pair of all seeing eyes of Buddha painted on all four sides of the Stupa.

The Stupa of Swoyambhunath stands on a typically stylized lotus mandala base-a long time ago believed to have originated from a legendary lake of Kathmandu Valley.

As the ancient legend goes Kathmandu Valley was a lake a long time ago. Right in the centre of this lake was a full blown lotus with the divine light a top. When Maha Manjushri a saint from China heard about this he came rushing all the way from China to the Valley. He cut through the southern wall hill of the valley with his divine sword. The cleft made by the sword immediately drained the entire lake water making the valley floor open for a close up view of the divine lotus light.

This holy site in fact is the massive stupa complex ever built in Nepal. Hundreds of votive shrines and other historical monuments built in and around this stupa speak a lot about the significance and antiquity of this famed stupa.

It lies about 3k.m. west of down town Kathmandu. There are two different ways to reach for this site. One is from the west side which is relatively a short cut and another is from the east side where it leads to the main entrance with 360 steps leading all the way to the top, where the most venerated Swayambhu Stupa stands-commanding a magnificent view of Kathmandu Valley and the breathtaking panorama of the north eastern Himalayan range.

Boudha Nath Stupa

One of the oldest and the biggest Buddhist monuments ever built in Nepal, Boudhanath is an imposing structure standing some 36 meters. The Stupa stands on the massive three level mandala style Platforms surrounded by colourful private family houses. The basic feature of this great stupa is very much like that of Swoyambhunath stupa except its finial displaying. It is much bigger than Swoyambhu stupa and lies on the valley floor whereas the former one stands on the hill top. This stupa is said to have been built in 5th century A. D. The site is considered very much like Mecca for the Tibetan Buddhists and every year tens of thousands of pilgrims from all over the Himalayan region visit the stupa.

According to a very popular legend long time ago the kingdom of Kathmandu was under terrifying draught. King Dharma Deva was very worried. An astrologer advised him that only the sacrifice of an ideal man with 32 virtues in front of the dry royal water spout could make the rain fall in the country. And in the following night he commanded his son to go to the dry water spout inside the royal palace compound at mid night and behead the person shrouded in white robe without looking at him. The Prince obeyed his father but to his great horror only to find it was none other than his own father.

Pashupatinath Temple

Pasupatinath is considered one of the holiest shrines of all the Hindu temples. The temple has remained the presiding deity of ruling Nepalese Royalty. Located on the banks of the Bagmati river, this two tiered magnificent golden temple with four triple silver doorways is unique example of the Nepalese temple architecture. It is one of the largest Hindu temple complex in South Asia with hundreds of Shiva lingams, shrines icons of various Hindu god and goddess insides.

This temple site occupies an area of 281 hectares in total. The main entrance of this temple is in the western side facing a small street of Deopatan market. As non Hindus are not allowed to enter this temple courtyard. They are advised to go on the other side of the river in the East to have a glimpse of the temple complex. In the middle of the spring (Feb.-March) every year there occurs a festival called Shivaratri. The world Shivaratri means the holy night of Lord Shiva. On this day many devotees visit the Pashupati Nath temple and make the ceremonial fire.

Most of the devotees spend the night offering prayers to Shiva. This festival attracts tens of thousand of pilgrims from India besides the locals. Historically pre-Christian era this temple seems to have its origin away back to the early Kirat period. Stone sculptures found in the vicinity support the antiquity of this place. This holy site is 6 km. east oil down town Kathmandu. Regular bus and taxi services are easily available from a city points.

Budhanilkantha

Situated below Shivapuri hill at the northern end of the valley, Buddhanilkantha temple is 9 km from Kathmandu city. The temple consists of a pond in which lies a great stone figure of the Hindu god Vishnu reclining on the coils of a cosmic serpent. The huge statue of sleeping Vishnu is carved from the single block of black stone of a type not found in the valley. It is believed that ages before the two hardworking farmers (husband and wife) discovered the statue when they were ploughing their field.

Besides Budhanilkantha temple, there are other two sets of exactly similar, but smaller statues of 'sleeping Vishnu' in the Valley. One set is in the Balaju garden and the other is hidden in the old garden of Hanuman Dhoka Palace of Kathmandu city. A prophetic dream of King Pratap Malla generated the belief that the King of Nepal should never visit Buddhanilkantha temple on threat of death. He then built the similar statue in two places.

Balaju Water Garden:
It is situated below Nagarjun Hill about five-kilometer northwest of Kathmandu City. The garden is known for its bank of 22 stone waterspouts (hiti) carved in the shape of sea-dragons. It alsoconsists of religious shrines, fishponds and a replica of the statue of Budhanilkantha. There is also a swimming pool inside the park.

Source: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB)

Mountains of Nepal(नेपालका हिमालहरु) Nepal contains part of the Himalaya, the highest mountain range in the world. Eight of the fourteen eight-thousanders are located in the country, either in whole or shared across a border with Tibet or India. This conglomeration of beautiful and rugged mountain peaks has drawn the attention of mountain trekkers and climbers from all over the world. Many come here to climb the mountains and at the same time test their skills in mountaineering, their mental and physical strength and their endurance. Others are drawn to the mountains of Nepal for more spiritual reasons. Whatever be the case, travelers from any country can enjoy Nepal's mountains – even if you only see them from a distance. Manaslu Mountain There  is no

doubt that the most famous mountain in the Himalaya is Great Mt. Everest just because  it has the exciting reputation of being the world’s highest peak. All the travelers from around the world have treated the Mountains of Nepal as a deep respect. When visiting these protected natural areas, visitors should be wary of polluting or destroying the environment in any particular way. Besides dumping or littering, this would include not using wood, not destroying plants or animals, not leaving their garbage behind and not dumping refuse into glaciers or crevices.

It is the duty of all humankind to preserve these priceless mountains. we need to make sure that we visit only as respectful observers and not as messy, disorderly conquerors.

Mountain/Peak	metres	feet	notes
Mount Everest	8,848	29,028	Highest mountain in the world
Kangchenjunga	8,586	28,169	#3 in the world
Lhotse	8,516	27,939	#4 in the world
Makalu	8,462	27,765	#5 in the world
Cho Oyu	8,201	26,906	#6 in the world
Dhaulagiri	8,167	26,794	#7 in the world
Manaslu	8,156	26,758	#8 in the world
Annapurna	8,091	26,545	#10 in the world
Gyachung Kang	7,952	26,089
Ngadi Chuli	7,871	25,823
Nuptse	7,861	25,790
Chamlang	7,319	24,152
Baruntse	7,220	23,688
Melungtse	7,181	23,555
Pumori	7,161	23,494
Gauri Sankar	7,134	23,405
Tilicho Peak	7,134	23,405
Salasungo	7,110	23,326
Machapuchare	6,993	22,943
Kanjiroba	6,883	22,580
Ama Dablam	6,812	22,349	"Mother and her necklace"
Cho Polu	6,735	22,096
Num Ri	6,677	21,906
Thamserku	6,623	21,729
Khumbutse	6,640	21,725	First mountain west of Everest
Taboche	6,501	21,329
Mera Peak	6,476	21,246	Trekking peak
Hiunchuli	6,441	21,132	Difficult trekking peak
Cholatse	6,440	21,128
Kusum Kangguru	6,367	20,888	Difficult trekking peak
Kongde Ri	6,187	20,298	Trekking peak
Imja Tse	6,160	20,210	Popular trekking peak
Nirekha	6,069	19,910	New trekking peak
Pokalde	5,745	18,848
Kala Pattar	5,545	18,192	Popular hiking peak below Pumori
Mountain/Peak	metres	feet	notes
Mount Everest	8,848	29,028	Highest mountain in the world
Kangchenjunga	8,586	28,169	#3 in the world
Lhotse	8,516