Ancient, Religious place Bishnudwar
Bishnudwar is basically the origin of Bishnumati river which is one of the most important rivers in Kathmandu. Bishnumati has its religious importance as well. The name gives is literal meaning as the “beloved of Lord Bishnu”. This river is considered holy for both Hindu and Buddhists. Bishnudwar is located at the Shivapuri hill from where Bishnumati originates.
The hike to Bishnudwar starts from Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu. You can take a micro to Budhanilkantha from Kathmandu pretty easily. Budhanilkantha is an interesting place to visit in itself. Budhanilkantha is famous for the Budhanilkantha temple of Lord Vishnu. From Budhanilkantha, a short walk takes you towards the Shivapuri hill from where the Shivapuri National Park starts. After a walk of about half an hour from Budhanilkantha, you can reach to the entrance of Shivapuri National Park. For the entry inside the national park, certain amount needs to be paid at the gate.As soon as you enter the gate, you can feel the beautiful smell of the nature as you’re surrounded by different sorts of vegetation all around.
There are boards that give directions of several hiking routes inside the national park. Hike to Bishnudwar and the hike to Nagi Gumba can be started through the same route, so you can follow the trail. The hike is complete uphill hike with dense forest. After about two hours of hike, the forests clear up and the beautiful view of Kathmandu valley can be seen. The route consists of pine trees which make the forests look beautiful. After about an hour of hike from there, you can see the boards with signs for the routes to Bagdwar, Bishnudwar, and Shivapuri peak. As we move towards Bishnudwar, we need to hike uphill for about an hour again from there.we get closer to Bishnudwar, the music of waterfall through the nature is heard and the humidity is felt all around. Bishnudwar is located in a place that resembles to a cave. There are hollow humid caves all over and the river arises taking the form of beautiful waterfall. It is also great if you are planning for a quick bath in the fresh nature. There is another hiking trail if you want to go further to Bagdwar, which is the origin of Bagmati river. There is a cave towards the end of water body where there are lots of stones piled up and a sort of holy shrine can be seen out there. This is considered the holy place for Lord Vishnu. While looking above, there are Buddhist prayer flags all over the trees around.. Water bodies are themselves the symbol of creation. This place is the freshest place of any creation that can ever be. Fresh, untouched, and straight out from nature’s womb. While returning back, you can take your way back through Nagi Gumba as well, or you can go downhill straight to the entrance of the national
There are boards that give directions of several hiking routes inside the national park. Hike to Bishnudwar and the hike to Nagi Gumba can be started through the same route, so you can follow the trail. The hike is complete uphill hike with dense forest. After about two hours of hike, the forests clear up and the beautiful view of Kathmandu valley can be seen. The route consists of pine trees which make the forests look beautiful. After about an hour of hike from there, you can see the boards with signs for the routes to Bagdwar, Bishnudwar, and Shivapuri peak. As we move towards Bishnudwar, we need to hike uphill for about an hour again from there.we get closer to Bishnudwar, the music of waterfall through the nature is heard and the humidity is felt all around. Bishnudwar is located in a place that resembles to a cave. There are hollow humid caves all over and the river arises taking the form of beautiful waterfall. It is also great if you are planning for a quick bath in the fresh nature. There is another hiking trail if you want to go further to Bagdwar, which is the origin of Bagmati river. There is a cave towards the end of water body where there are lots of stones piled up and a sort of holy shrine can be seen out there. This is considered the holy place for Lord Vishnu. While looking above, there are Buddhist prayer flags all over the trees around.. Water bodies are themselves the symbol of creation. This place is the freshest place of any creation that can ever be. Fresh, untouched, and straight out from nature’s womb. While returning back, you can take your way back through Nagi Gumba as well, or you can go downhill straight to the entrance of the national
