2nd October, 2014
On the 8th day of Dashain, we started from
Koteshwor in a bus at 8 a.m. The bus was crowded and we were standing until we
reached Sanga. We reached Banepa in an hour.
From there, we decided to head to Panauti on foot. So we walked
through a narrow way towards Shiva temple. On the way was a swing (linge
ping) where children were swinging themselves. We enjoyed it and clicked
the pictures too. I don’t remember when I had last been on it. Leaving it, we
carried on with the walk and reached the temple in a short while. Relaxed for
some time.
Then walked down towards IT Park through paddy fields. The
paddy had nearly ripened. However, greenery could be seen throughout. They
looked awesome and mind blowing in the warm sunny weather. I could not resist
myself from clicking them.
We reached the main road, the bus route, in about 15 minutes
and again continued with our walking. Through the midday scorching heat, we
reached Panauti Bus Park at around 11:30 a.m. the bazaar area looked similar to
Kathmandu. However, we could not find a place for lunch. Suppressing our
hunger, we decided to move further. There were several ways and we went through
Namoboudha Road. Nice views could be seen from there. One of them was a sight of Triveni, where
three rivers met. In about 5 minutes’ time, we could reach Indreshwor temple
and other temples. We had a homemade-lunch and fruits nearby the temple area.
From there, we could see a hill (Sallaghari) right in front of us top of which
stood Gorakhnath temple. So we planned to go there too.
After enjoying our lunch, we moved towards the hill.
Although it seemed a bit tiring, we reached the temple in about 10 minutes.
Perhaps of the stairs which were in good condition. The temple had a large area
where other temples stood too. There was also a room locked from inside and a
picture of Khade Baba outside the door. The locals told us he used to
stand whole day and night only on one of his legs. However, we could not have a sight of it.
After looking at the surrounding views and enjoying their beauty from the top,
we headed down and returned to the bus park. Had a short walk in all the
directions. Came back and had a cup of tea in one of the local shops. The tea
cost NRs. 10 and made from the milk of buffalo as per the shopkeeper. We
enjoyed the tea, caught the bus and left Panauti at around 3 p.m.
It was a day worth spending during sunny autumn.
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