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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Khaptad National park


Khaptad National park in west Nepal is the home of Late Khaptad Swami , the famous scholar and a loner. The park with rolling hills of grasslands and forests of subtropical environment. The park boasts of 224 species of healing habitat. And offers excellent bird watching opportunity, with 270 species of birds , the common ones being similar varieties of impheyan pheasant, partridges, flycatchers, bulbuls , cuckoos and eagles . Animals in the park are barking deer, wild boar , ghoral , Himalayan black dear, yellow  throated marter , rhesus monkey and langur monkey . the park also offers religious sightseening at Tribeni on the way to its headquarters. There are several historical temples surrounding this area and an annual celebration of Ganga Dashharanis held here every testha purnima. Another relious site is Sahshra Linga at 3200m the highest point of the park. Other dutiful areas in the park include Ganesh Temple , Nagdhunga ,and kedardhunga. Theseas are ideal places for meditation .

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