DAMAULI, Jan 1: The Bandipur Visit Year 2025 kicked off on Wednesday.
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Devendra Dahal inaugurated the tourism promotional campaign in the historical town of Bandipur in Tanahu district.
Present in the inaugural of the campaign were parliamentarians Bhagawati Neupane, Gandaki Province Assembly member Hari Bahadur Chuman and Ashok Kumar Shrestha among others.
The Originality of Bandipur
The hilltop settlement has been attracting around 100,000 tourists annually. The campaign aims to bring in an additional 100,000 tourists within 2025, said Surendra Thapa, a people's representative in Bandipur.
A two-day package has been designed for the visitors to visit places such as Bandipur, Chhimkeshowri, Manakamana, Gorkha, Ligligkot, and poet Bhanu Bhakta's birthplace, he said.
Throughout the year, 24 cultural programmes, literary events, adventure events among others will be organized, added Baisha Gurung, coordinator of the Bandipur Visit Year-2025.
The campaign also seeks to launch study research into tangible and intangible cultural heritages of Bandipur and preserve them besides fostering amity and fraternity at local and international levels, the organizers said.
The local government has enlisted Khagadevi Mandir, Thanimai Mandir, Mahalaxmi Mandir, Siddagupha (sacred cave), trekking/hiking trail, Thindhara, Tundikhel, waterfalls, Mani Mukundasen's palace, Padam library as the major tourism destinations in Bandipur.
Other attractions of this hilltop settlement are Thani Mai Temple, Bindhyabasini Temple, Raniban, Ramkot and Sunkhari. The houses of tribal villages are mostly built in Bhaktapur’s architectural style.
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