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Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar
Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar
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I was favoured before and again to be a part of team of D2Nepal activities. The break at my college due to the constituent assembly provided me an opportunity to be with the squad for their outing to Bandipur. The group comprised of 12 vigorous people in total. When the sun started to share its radiance with us, we gathered and headed toward the destination. The trip was gaining its pace but it was interrupted by the traffic jam from Kalanki to Pipalbot beyond Naghdhunga. The rally of the wheels lasted nearly an hour and we stopped at Naubise for breakfast. The morning repast energized us for the rest of journey. Our next stop was Mugling from where the route was directed toward the Dumre and an hour of driving brought us to a small town, Dumre, and then the van took the turn to the uphill of Bandipur. The cool breeze welcomed us to be in clean and calm atmosphere of Bandipur. The terrace farming done on the hills gave us a pleasant sight. Around 1 o’clock we reached the old town, Bandipur. It is a picturesque town which lies at the midway to Pokhara. This Newar village has preserved its age old charm. The concrete chessboard along with its one of its kind, chess players Surendra and Thakur enchanted us till, the hunger waited for its lunch. The mild sun rays accompanied us while we were enjoying our lunch. The hotels and resorts around the place were booked by the Nepalese film crew-God leaves in Himalayas of Sunil Thapa. Considered ourselves lucky enough, for the some rooms at Bandipur Mountain Resort were available. Having finished our lunch, we were on the way to our resort. The drizzle halted us for some moments; the sun was still making its way through droplets. The view was delightful. With short tea break at the resort got us back to the bazaar where we strolled to the Martyrs’ memorial park, Ganesh Mandir, and Mahalaxmithan in row. The walk through the ancient village in the twilight was lovely. The evening was pleasurable with songs and even some jokes shared from everyone. The dinner at the Rakshya hotel, with cell phones’ light guiding our way through the darkness turned up to our mark for the night ahead. The refreshing session was followed by the some of ghost stories which wiped our fatigue for awhile. The talk brought us to our bed. Personally, I had some chat with Charu and slowly slipped to my never-never land. The ghost stories followed by lightening and thundering was a perfect combo to keep most of us rouse from sleep every now and then! The downpour on the previous night left the weather hazy. So we couldn’t enjoy the nature at its best appearance. The clouds over the elevation gave a thought of cotton spreading here and there. After the warm and firm breakfast in the chill morning, we bided goodbye to the place and advanced to next destination, Besishahar. Besishahar is the district headquarters of Lamjung. It is 42 km away from Dumre. The route had fields on either side. The Marshyangdi enrolled along with us in meanwhile. By half past eleven we got to Besishahar. The lunch was ordered and the troop left for mini-hike to the Kapureshwor temple lying on the back of Marshyangdi. The gushing eyeshot of the water refreshed each one. Making ourselves comfortable at the rock bed and feeling the presence of the river took us out of the rush of this world. Thereafter, we had a fabulous lunch and ready to proceed to Mid Marshyangdi Hydro project. We made ourselves at the quarters of the hydro project by 2 in the afternoon. The hydro project is running with aid of 273 million euro funded by German government. It is estimated to produce 70 megawatt electricity which would just cover half of the present demand. It is scheduled to start by next October. The small briefing about the project by Mr. Sunil Dhungel set us ready for more. Following, we went to the tunnel where we learnt about the basic mechanism of the project. It was an unusual experience to visit such a mega structure at least in the context of Nepal. We are thankful to Mohana and Mr.Dhungel for the convenience to see in real life which was just confined to the TV screen. Later we were again back to track for the home place. I was enjoying innocent talks of Anna along with Trishuli flowing by the side. The sun had started painting the sky golden, and then red as our chapter was coming to end. The journey was paused at Malekhu for its famous fish delicacy. The excursion continued alived with songs till we finally reached Kathmandu when the clock struck ten. Travelling is fun as we come across people of different walks of life and their way of living. Bandipur taught us a lesson that joint effort can work to keep the city clean. It is said that it all starts from thought, so let’s start to think! Nevertheless I’ll appreciate everyone’s company which also contributed to make a great trip. Every place has its own story to tell. I’ve just shared my part. If you would like to feel the place, to know its stories, the place seems to be eagerly waiting for its hospitality. 


Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

1. A regular scenic beauty

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

2. Bandipur in the dusk

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

3. S sprouting

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

4. A short halt at a local temple after a small hike

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

5. Who was it on the other side

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

6. Morning glory

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

7. The dancing queen of Tanahun. Marsyangdi

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

8. Kalanki vehicles parade

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

9. Up to Nagdhunga

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

10. Lava & Co. heading to Manakamana

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

11. Chandeswari boon at Naubise

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

12. Ready for a Tunnel hike

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

13. A bit of excursion

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14. Young Green of the Spring

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

15. The other half of the excursion team

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16. Surendra liked a shot here

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

17. Basantapur rediscovered at Bandipur

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

18. Local collector

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

19. Students from Damauli for a picnic

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20. Surendra on the move

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

21. A stop for Jal Bisram

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

22. Output of Proper irrigation system

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

23. Prajwal's winter palace

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

24. Beautiful

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

25. A shot from inside the vehicle

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

26. Team on hike at Bandipur

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

27. Returning back to family

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

28. Remembering the martyrs

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

29. Evening beauty

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

30. A look at Bandipur from Tudikhel

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

31. Bandipurey Sherlock Holmes on the move

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32. Half a dozen

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33. David&Hana at K Garne Cafe

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

34. Surendra ready for irrigation

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35. V explaining the irrigation phenomenon

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

36. Readying for another destination

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37. Charu with Mrs. Adhikhari

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38. Bandipur backyard

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39. Two kids rejoicing international company

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40. I just love hiking

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

41. A parade in Besi Sahar

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

42. Brother lets fly out of here!

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

43. I wanna get in there!

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

44. Pondering, mused, mulling over

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45. Thakur ready to go

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46. Here he is

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47. Pleasing to the eye

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48. Lost in Marshyangdi

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49. TBaba & Gchela

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50. Please vote for me and my party

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51. Charu Shiram and Mony

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52. Enlightened TBaba

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53. Pushing hard

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54. A regular life

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55. TBaba again, with RChela

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

56. A delicious meal @ Besisahar

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

57. Sunil Dhungel, Director of the Project explaining about MMH

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

58. Next hydro electric engineer

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59. Middle Marshyangdi process

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60. Recognize the red cap!

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

61. Scientific & yet so less complex

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

62. Team ready for a shot

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

63. Young engineers for generation X

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

64. An art of hydro elec engineers

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

65. A close up of the 3 CuM capacity hydro elec project

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

66. Aana with Kollywood actor&director Sunil Thapa

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

67. Pick me a Jungle Berry

Hiking from Bandipur to Besisahar

68. Promoting Eco cultural Tourism

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69. Jay hos DOUBLE lead ko!!!

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70. Not lesser than a hike

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71. Chicks & flowers

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72. Dr Prajwal