The legendary witness that the valley of Kathmandu was a turquoise lake with a wondrous lotus flower resting on it. A patriarch saint, Manjushree from China sliced the valley wall with his flaming sword of wisdom at Chovar and let the dry land appear. The lotus lower settled on the valley floor over which Manjushree built the great stupa as Syoyambhunath. The Kathmandu valley comprises three ancient royal cities of Patan, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu have their own palaces and ornate palace squares; each listed in world heritage sites. You will walk through the cobbled lanes of the palace square with a fascinating maze of temples, shrines, marketplaces and the valley life revolving around it. The holy Buddha , in Buddhist sites with his various forms and legends represents a real heaven of the world to look at ; perhaps you will forget the hell world .The Bouddha Nath stupa in Nepal rises at 36m and Pashupatinath , regarded as the holiest temple for the Hindus and also at sites of cremation rites .
The political, cultural and political hub of Nepal is the first stop for the majority of the visitors to the country. Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan, three separate fabled cities are located here. Out of ten UNESCO World heritage sites, 7 cultural heritage sites are here in Kathmandu valley. The legend of the valley begins with the Buddhist saint Manjushree who slashed a passage through the surrounding hills to drain out the primordial waters and make it inhabitable. Over the centuries a refined urban civilization emerged, built on a unique synthesis of Hinduism and Buddhism. The utmost pleasure you collect is to provide you utmost joy and happiness with its natural scenes.
Dynasties came and went. Trade and the arts flourished. The deep rooted religious Newar inhabitants built fabulous cities and artistic temples that attracted devout pilgrims as well as rampaging invaders. With its surrounding hills and mountain ranges in 18th centuries following the founding of modern Nepal within more or less the present boundaries Kathmandu was made the capital.
