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Charikot and Dolakha
Literacy in Dolakha Bhimsen Dolkha Temple
Pashupatinath to Dolakha reverse gear
Deities stolen from Bhimeshwor Temple
Bimeshwor VDC «Nepal Earthquake Severity Index (NESI)»
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Reports about Charikot
Seven images of deities stolen from Bhimeshwor temple July 2002

Unidentified miscreants night quietly entered the premises of historic Bhimeshwor Temple in Dolakha, removed seven different images of Hindu deities decorated with gold from the doorway and fled the scene with them, hoodwinking the sages and temple guards who were sleeping nearby.

The main idol of Lord Bhim, which looks more like Shiva Linga, however, is safe as the Bhimeshwor Temple was locked by the temple priest. The images that have been stolen include, the image of Chhetrapal (locally known as Chhyapar) holding a Nag, that of Ganesh and Kumar, two intricately carved images of lions, and that of Nagraj.

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49 per cent literacy in Dolakha district May 2002

Twenty-nine per cent of the women are literate in Dolakha district. Around 49 per cent of people in the district with one municipality and 51 Village Development Committees are literate. Twenty-seven VDCs are without a secondary school while three VDCs are without a lower secondary school. There are 291 primary schools, 39 lower secondary schools, 33 secondary schools and four higher secondary schools in the district. Altogether 43,606 students are studying in primary schools, 8,276 students in lower secondary schools, and 3,417 students in secondary schools of the district.

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Pashupatinath to Dolakha, 140 km distance covered by driving in reverse gear!
In hope of removing the bad spell believed to have pushed the country into the present crisis, two men are preparing to drive their respective vehicles all the way from Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu with water from the holy Bagmati river to Dolkha Bhimsensthan, in Dolakha.

Nothing is special about it. Just that they are covering the entire distance of 136 Kilometers of dangerous hilly road in reverse gear!

The two drivers plan to offer the Bagmati Holy water to Bhimsen and pray for peace and stability in the country. Upon reaching Bhimeshwor temple the holy water the drivers took from Pashupatinath temple after necessary religious rituals by 13 Brahmins was offered to Lord Bhimeshwor.

The feat, if successful, will be a rare event as this is going to be one of the most dangerous vehicular drive ever attempted in the whole world say observers. The two men will be taking 10 priests from Pashupatinath along with them in their vehicles who are to bathe the Bhimsen idol with the Holy water. A police team, an ambulance and number of volunteers are expected to escort the vehicles. The two drivers believe that they have set a world record by driving such a long distance in reverse gear and that Bhimeshwor will never perspire hereafter and no tragedy will befall the nation.

Elders in Dolkha believe that if the stone idol of Lord Bhimeshwor perspired on its left side, the people will face som unexpected mishap, while perspiration on the right side of the idol points to possible tragedy in the Royal Family. Perspiration on the right side of the idol was noticed before the June 1 Royal Palace tragedy, according to eyewitnesses.

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Earthquakes: Vulnerability of Housing and Population
Earthquakes in Nepal
25 April 2015 M 7.8 Earthquake 12 May 2015 M 7.3 Earthquake
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Charikot Region Images after the earthquake
Singati Region Images after the earthquake
Old Dolakha Images before/after the earthquake
Charikot - Dolakha Galleries
Bhimsen Temple Information
Pashupatinath
Links
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Nepal Bhimeshwor Municiality
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