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Kathmandu is just an amazing place that could make the visitors feel awesome. Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal is conferred with “City of Glory” fame. It is the home to more than half of the population of Nepal. A big mass of people from different parts of the country with different religion live here. Many tourists visit here. Nepal is culturally so diverse that Kathmandu is additionally referred to as the living cultural repository of the world!
Some of the interesting facts about Kathmandu can be listed as:
The city of glory:
In past, capital of Nepal Kathmandu used to be named as ‘Kantipur’ which means the ‘City of Glory.’ Due to its rich in religions and heritages makes so special that makes the city of glory.
A lake turned city:
In history, Kathmandu Valley was truly a big lake was bounded by the Himalayan mountain range. This large lake was full of lotuses floating very beautifully. And it has also proven by the Geologists.
City named after a temple:
Kathmandu was named from the unique temple called Kasthamandap which was built in 1596. This temple is located at Basantapur Durbar Square and is additionally called Maru.
Kathmandu Valley the world heritage site:
Kathmandu Valley was listed in World Heritage Site in 1979 by UNESCO. Before the huge earthquake hits Kathmandu valley, there used to be 130 important monuments and pilgrim’s journey sites.
Pashupatinath Temple:
Pashupatinath Temple is one of the most famous and popular temple which is located at Kathmandu city. This temple is devoted to Lord Pashupati which is known as Lord Shiva. The fact about this temple is that only Hindu religion people can go inside of the temple. If someone is from non-Hindu religion then they have to pray from outside of the temple itself. At the time of 2015 earthquake when all the monuments and religious placed were damaged, Pashupati temple had only few cracks on its wall.
The Living Goddess:
Living Goddess is generally called as Kumari which is derived from Sanskrit ‘Kaumarya’. It is a tradition where young girls from Bajracharya and Shakya caste of Newar community are selected and worshipped as they are indicated as the divine female energy or Goddesses in Hindu tradition. They are kept in Kumari palace where all of the facilities are available. They are exposed to public just two or three times in a year.
Durbar Square:
Durbar Square is the area which is opposite the old palaces in Kathmandu. There are three Durbar Squares in Kathmandu Valley which are Kathmandu Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, and Patan Durbar Square. All these Durbar squares have been stated at the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Some parts of the Dubar Squares are severely broken but re-inaugurating is rapidly going on process.
