Thankot

Thankot The Wonderful Place Thankot During the rule of the Kirat Thankot was the capital, but lost its capital status after King Yalamber came into power.

It is known that the town of Thankot was established in the Kirat era, as documents and chronicles from this era indicate that it was founded even before Patan. In ancient times, Thankot was known as Shonitapur. The name Shonitapur translates to ‘The place of Blood’, as the legendary battle between a demon and Krisha’s son is said to have taken place here. During the reign of King Prithvi Narayan,

Shonitapur was renamed to Thankot and became a military garrison. It later became a dreaded end for political prisoners, because the town was known to be infested with malaria carrying mosquitoes. Prisoners were sent here to die an agonizing death at the hands of the feared illness. As the last Nepali village on the trade route to India, Thankot regulated trade and became a point of safety and protection for traders. Thankot is also known as a high-risk landslide zone, but even though numerous landslides have been recorded in last few years none have been a risk to the safety of the town and its inhabitants. As a tourist destination in Nepal, Thankot offers visitors the opportunity to witness their annual Mahalakshmi Festival. It is in honor of the goddess Mahalakshmi and during the start of the festival, statues of the goddess and her faithful companion Ganesh are carried to the Mahalakshmi temple. The temple is another fascinating attraction to visit while in Thankot, as it was constructed in 1690 and is an architectural masterpiece for its time. The festival is accompanied by traditional Nepali music and dance that starts off slowly and gradually quickens into a fast and loud frenzy. Tika, a red colored powder, is thrown on participants by the men through out the proceedings and by the end of the festival most people are covered in red from head to toe. The festival and sacrifices are to request the deities to look after the following year's crops and ensure a successful harvest. Thankot is an agricultural destination in Nepal, as it was the location where the very first organic farm was established. The farm is not completely organic, but the owner, Dharma Das Amatya, is steadily working towards complete organic status. At present, he is Nepal’s only home-made blackberry jam producer and is always looking at different products to pioneer. Unfortunately, Thankot made the news in 2006 when Maoists attacked the Kathmandu Valley and the town was not spared. Eleven lives were lost during the attack on Thankot and the town is slowly recovering from the shock and loss suffered in their quaint little town. Locals here are very gracious and friendly, and visitors will not regret stopping off in this pleasant town.

10/09/2013

i HEARD Singer Phatte Man passed away.....I was really a die hard fan of him.....his great songs like "Marna Baru Garo Hunna", "Yesto Pani Hudo Raichha" and all, always melt my heart into tears... ....R.I.P...

If you do not enjoy what you are doing, you will never be good at it. -Luke Parker
24/06/2013

If you do not enjoy what you are doing, you will never be good at it. -Luke Parker

THAKWA PUCHA: A local club frm Thankot. They are the hard working hands behind organising Concerts (for eg. Kutumba had ...
23/06/2013

THAKWA PUCHA: A local club frm Thankot. They are the hard working hands behind organising Concerts (for eg. Kutumba had once been in Thankot because of them), cultural programs and all that you see at Kot Ghar. Thanks to these hard working guys.

19/05/2013

just went thro wikipedia.org nd found dat....the population of thankot was just 5,755 in 1991...how incredble is that? Do u hav any idea how much it has been now?

26/03/2013

HAPPY HOLI TO ALL THANKOT DWELLERS!!!!

10/02/2013

10/02/2013

THATS ALL WE NEED

Nurse: "It was a busy morning,
approximately 8:30 am ,
when an elderly gentleman, in his 80's,
presented to have sutures
(stitches) removed from
his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he
had an
appointment at 9:00 am . I
(nurse) took his vital signs and had
him take a seat,
knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see
him. I saw him looking at his watch and
decided, since I was not busy with another
patient, I would evaluate his wound.
On exam
it was well healed, so I talked to one of
the doctors, got the needed
supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, we
began to engage in
conversation. Asked him if he had a doctor's
appointment this morning
somewhere else, as he was in such a
hurry. The gentleman told me no, that
he
needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I then inquired as to her health. He told
me that she
had been there for a while and that
she was a victim of Alzheimer Disease. As we talked, and I finished dressing
his wound, I asked if she would be worried if he
was a bit late. He replied that she no
longer knew who he was, that she had
not recognized him in five years now. I was surprised, and asked him. "And
you are still
going every morning, even
though she doesn't know who you are?"
He smiled as he
patted my hand and said. "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she
is." I had to hold back tears as he left, I
had goose bumps
on my arm, and
thought, "That is the kind of love I want
in my life." True love is neither physical, nor
romantic. True love
is an acceptance of all that is, has
been, will be, and will not be.

10/02/2013

"Love is like a friendship caught on
fire. In the beginning a flame, very
pretty, often hot and fierce, but still
only light and flickering. As love grows
older, our hearts mature and our love
becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable." -Bruce Lee

29/01/2013

today's martyrs' day...
Accolade! Lets pour our respect to all the known n unknown immortals...

''Hudaina bihan mirmire ma tara jharera
nagaye,Bandaina desh duichar saput
marera nagaye''

WHO WROTE THIS?

27/01/2013

Make yourself an honest man and then you may be sure there
is one rascal less in the world. --Thomas Carlyle

22/01/2013

may be 12 hrs loadshedding today onwards

PM DR. Baburam Bhattarai tweets ': Friends, we have just managed to reduce load-shedding by 2 hrs, from today. I promise, it won't exceed 10-12 hrs this winter.'

hello there hav a gud day
21/01/2013

hello there hav a gud day

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