Chandragiri Hills

Chandragiri Hill, seven kilometers from Thankot, lies on the South-West of Kathmandu Valley and is 2551 meters from ocean level. Taking off pinnacles and amazing perspectives of entire Kathmandu Valley secured with rich green cover of vegetation makes Chandragiri genuinely an awesome abundant and immaculate scene. The all encompassing perspectives of Kathmandu Valley and Himalayan reaches from Annapurna to Everest influences any one feel to like seeing entire Nepal from this slope.

Bhaleshwor Mahadev 

Legendary Significance 

With reference to the depiction written in Himvatakhanda, Bhaleshwor Mahadev showed up at the spot where Satidevi's 'Bhala' or the temple tumbled off from her dead body. It is trusted that Satidevi, Shiva's partner, surrendered her life by hopping in a fire at her dad Daksha Prajapati's yagna (consecrated fire custom) after Daksha offended her significant other Shiva before scores of divine beings and goddesses welcomed at the religious function. An infuriated Shiva at that point conveyed her dead body on his back and strolled over the world like a maniac for long traverse of time, without observing Satidevi's rotting body. Distinctive 'shakti-focuses' were built up at destinations where diverse parts of Satidevi's body fell in course of Lord Shiva's grieving. 

A sanctuary was raised at a similar site where Bhaleshwor Mahadev showed up. The legend of Bhaleshwor Mahadev is likewise connected with Gandharva, a low positioning Hindu divinity, named Sumukha. Sumukha forcedly kissed Rambha, a blessed messenger who had as of late resigned as a retainer at Heaven, accepted to be Indra's (ruler of divine beings) kingdom. Rambha at that point reviled Sumukha for his crime after which he was compelled to live on earth leaving his house the paradise. Sumukha was meandering around the mortal world while living the revile when met with a sage, Galab, who proposed an exit plan for Sumukha to atone and break the revile. Sage Galab prompted Sumukha that he should offer petitions previously Bhaleshwor Mahadev in the wake of refining himself consistently as atonement. Luckily, at the appointed time, Mahadev was satisfied and he favored Sumukha, following which he settled down with Rambha. Sumukha was likewise taken in as a nearby associate by Bhaleshwor. The Himvatkhanda additionally has another old stories tied in with the Bhaleshwor Mahadev. A Brahmin named Birupas was experiencing uncleanliness because of the transgressions he had submitted in his past life. The outsider Birupas was meandering erratically in his hopelessness when he went over Sage Nemuni who prompted him to visit 64 Shiva lingas as expiation for his transgressions. Birupas is said to have gone to Bhaleshwor while making rounds of 64 diverse Shiva sanctuaries. 

It is trusted that the general population who come here to love Bhaleshwor get their desires satisfied and that they will discover habitation the Shivaloka or Lord Shiva's reality in their the great beyond. 

Verifiable Significance 

Chandragiri slopes convey verifiable noteworthiness also. It was from these slopes that King Prithivi Narayan Shah got the main look at a much grand and prosperous Kathmandu valley, which in reality imparted in the lord's mind a thought of adding the valley into his kingdom. As indicated by old stories, Prithivi Narayan Shah is accepted to have amassed otherworldly powers for unification process in the wake of experiencing thorough 'sadhana' or contemplation at these extremely slopes. The Gorkhali King masked himself while rising the slopes so as to abstain from being perceived by the Malla Kings of Kathmandu Valley. 


In his 'Divyopadesh' (Divine Preaching), it has been said that King Prithivi Narayan Shah was resolved to first attach and afterward make Kathmandu the capital of brought together Nepal. He evidently first observed the valley while on his way back to his kingdom in Gorkha from his in-law's domain in Makwanpur. Crystal gazers Bhanu Aryal and Kulananda Dhakal who went with the lord amid that excursion had made a forecast that their ruler's desire to takeover Kathmandu would work out as expected. According to mainstream thinking, satisfied with his determination and Sadhana, it was Bhaleshwor Mahadev that allowed King Prithivi Narayan Shah his desires.