Moni MulepatiMoni Mulepati is the first non-Sherpa Nepalese woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, having reached the peak on 30 May 2005. At the same time, she became the first woman to be married... +Read More
Babu Chiri SherpaBabu Chiri Sherpa (died April 29, 2001) was a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer. He was born in a small village of Takshindu, in the Everest region of Nepal. He began his career as a climber at... +Read More
Along Arniko Highway 5 kilometers before Dhulikhel is the town of Banepa, Nepal. Chandeshwori Temple is one the main attractions of Banepa city which ocated approximately 1 kilometer northeast of the town along the Punya mata River. The ancient pagoda style temple is believed to be built in the 17th century. The temple features a mural of Chandeshwari slaying the demon Chanda.
The Chandeshwari temple complex (also called Chandeshwori) lies just outside Banepa in the eastern side of the Kathmandu Valley. The myth beside the Chandeshwari tempel is quite interesting because it is believed that the place where the mother goddess (Sati / Parvati and in Banepa known as Chandeshwari) defeated the demon Chanda. The demon was a plague to the world since Shiva gave him a boon that made him undefeatable except by women. The desperate gods asked Brahma for advice and he sent them to the forest around Banepa where the mother gods lived in those days. In the mean time Narada went to Chanda and provoked him to come to Banepa to fight the gods. When Chanda arrived with a big army of demons, all the gods took the forms of different birds and flew. The mother goddess quickly disappeared in a tree but Chanda saw that and cut down the tree with his sword. Now the goddess appeared on a big lion and a terrible fight between her and Chanda started. But Chanda had no chance and was killed by the mother goddess. Out of the belly of Chanda who was a big devotee of Shiva a lingam grew. This lingam can be seen in the small temple just in front of the big temple in the Chandeshwari temple complex. It is said that down at the big rocks around the river you can still see the marks of the big fight between the goddess and the demon.
Great Himalaya : Trail opens for businessSaturday, 19 February 2011 | ColorfulNepal.comAustralian-based adventure travel company World Expeditions in association with Highland Excursions Nepal announced the start of commercial trekking on the Great... + Full Story
