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  THE DEITY BINDHYABASINI WHO RESIDES IN NEPAL AND INDIA By LB THAPA   Perhaps many devotees don’t know how the deity Bindhyabasini was brought from Uttar Pradesh, India, and installed in Pokhara. Very few people are aware of the original temple of the deity Bindhyabasini, located at Vindhyachal in Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. Today I am going to give my valued readers of READ 2B HAPPY a piece of detailed information through this article. So, let’s get started.   DEITY BINDHYABASINI TEMPLE IN POKHARA, NEPAL According to the available sources, it is believed that King Siddhi Narayan Shah established the temple around 1512. However, some other historians contradict this information and say the temple was originally built in 1786 by King Khadgaman Malla, who was the king of Parbat.   At present, the temple is spread over 47 ropani of land and is located on the top of a small hill at Mohriyatole. There is a small park at the foothold of the temple where visitors and devotees can

  PABITRA, THE SOLO TRAVERLER FROM NEPAL Her adventurous life is full of surprises By LB Thapa It is an undeniable fact that, in recent times, the number of female solo travelers has increased around the world. And the numbers are always increasing. However, solo travel is a different phenomenon. In a normal situation, people travel with their family members and friends and sometimes alone. Well, traveling is always fraught with many known and unknown dangers. Thus, very few people dare to travel alone. But in recent times, the concept of solo travel has surged like never before.  Over the last few years, the numbers of both male and female solo travelers have increased tremendously. Male solo travelers are okay, but female solo travelers have also jumped on the bandwagon and surprised the world with their courage and stamina. Today, there are many popular travelers, and many of them are female solo travelers. And they are not a few hundred, but they are in the hundreds and thousands

The magnificent stupas of Sanchi. Photos: LB Thapa   By LB THAPA Sanchi stupas hold a special place in the history of India. These stupas are considered one of the most important monuments of Indian architecture. Its grandeur carvings on balusters, pillars, and walls are the master class of art in the recorded history of India.   I feel very lucky to have visited this great historic place several times. I had the privilege because I was born and educated in Bhopal. Sanchi is only 46 kilometers from Bhopal. I continued visiting Sanchi until I completed my Master’s degree in Economics from Bhopal University in 1991. After 1991, I shifted to Nepal, and I could not visit Sanchi every year. But still, whenever I go to India, I never miss an opportunity to visit Sanchi.   A few years ago, I was invited by my college Hamidia Arts, Commerce & Law College, Bhopal, to receive a felicitation. This felicitation was given to me for the recognition of a book that I had written about the Bhopal G