Dolakha
Gaurishankar and Rolwaling Himal, Kalinchowk's snowy hilltop and the old Newar town of Dolakha Bhimsen.
- Province
- Bagmati Province
- Headquarters
- Charikot
Districts of Bagmati Province
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Places in Dolakha
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Temple & shrine
Kalinchowk Bhagawati
Dolakha, Bagmati ProvinceA goddess shrine on a 3,842 m summit reached by cable car, Nepal's most popular place to play in the snow.
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Hidden gemTemple & shrine
Dolakha Bhimsen
Dolakha, Bagmati ProvinceA roofless shrine in an old Newar town, whose stone image of Bhimsen is said to 'sweat' before national disasters.
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Mountain
Gaurishankar
Dolakha, Bagmati ProvinceA twin-summited sacred mountain seen from Kathmandu, representing Shiva and his consort Gauri.
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Hidden gemLake & pond
Tsho Rolpa and Rolwaling
Dolakha, Bagmati ProvinceOne of Nepal's largest glacial lakes, at the head of the hidden Rolwaling valley under Gaurishankar.
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Village & culture
Jiri
Dolakha, Bagmati ProvinceThe 'Switzerland of Nepal' and the old starting point of the walk to Everest used by the 1953 expedition.
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