About Kusma
Kusma is the headquarter of Parbat District, one of a district among 75 districts in Nepal, which lies in the western part of Nepal just about 57 Km away from one of a famous city of Nepal, Pokhara.Kusma falls under Western Development Region and Dhawalagiri Zone of Nepal.It is located at 28°13'60N 83°40'60E at an altitude of 1294 meters.Kusma belongs to Shiwalaya Village Development Committee (VDC) while being in under consideration of the proposal to be recognized as Municipality. Kusma Bazaar is the main attraction of Kusma which seats in the inclined narrow strip on the top of two river's banks, Kaligandaki and Modi.
It begins from the base of Durlung hill from where it stretches to Chamarke toward Baglung in the North West and to Chuwa VDC towards Pokhara in the Eastern North. Kusma bazaar's long narrow strip ends towards the South where two rivers Kaligandaki from Northwestern side and Modi from North Eastern side meet each other.
From the time of horse and mule transportation Kusma has been an en route between Pokhara and Baglung. Settlers and shoppers had started to exist in this area from that time while the local farm owners were settling there long before. The ancient time of the area seems been spent in agriculture and local trade. As the new settlers and local tardies arrived to use this en route spot for their business slowly the township has been grown to a rural urbanization. After it's been declared the headquarter of Parbat district the business and settlements in this tiny land has been increased to huge numbers. Recently constructed the highest suspension bridge in the country has been a pride of every Kushmely people which links Pipaltari VDC and the Western side of Kushma Bazaar. Kushma is also known in the country as the home of mysterious Gupteswor cave.
Transportation Kushma Bazaar is linked with the national road network by Pokhara Baglung Highway. Buses are the main way of transportation in Kushma. Some small size automobiles and jeeps are used as of cab services within Kushma Bazar area and some nearby locations. Motorbikes are popular among young Kushmely roadies. Number of private cars in Kushma has bloomed in recent years. The Balewa airport at Balewa of Baglung district which is just next to Kushma across the Kaligandaki river was closed as the road transportation became popular and cheap. Now re-opening of the airport is under consideration.
The Tallest Suspension Bridge joining many VDC's of Parbat to Kusma.
source: kusma-bazaar.blogspot.com
It begins from the base of Durlung hill from where it stretches to Chamarke toward Baglung in the North West and to Chuwa VDC towards Pokhara in the Eastern North. Kusma bazaar's long narrow strip ends towards the South where two rivers Kaligandaki from Northwestern side and Modi from North Eastern side meet each other.
From the time of horse and mule transportation Kusma has been an en route between Pokhara and Baglung. Settlers and shoppers had started to exist in this area from that time while the local farm owners were settling there long before. The ancient time of the area seems been spent in agriculture and local trade. As the new settlers and local tardies arrived to use this en route spot for their business slowly the township has been grown to a rural urbanization. After it's been declared the headquarter of Parbat district the business and settlements in this tiny land has been increased to huge numbers. Recently constructed the highest suspension bridge in the country has been a pride of every Kushmely people which links Pipaltari VDC and the Western side of Kushma Bazaar. Kushma is also known in the country as the home of mysterious Gupteswor cave.
Transportation Kushma Bazaar is linked with the national road network by Pokhara Baglung Highway. Buses are the main way of transportation in Kushma. Some small size automobiles and jeeps are used as of cab services within Kushma Bazar area and some nearby locations. Motorbikes are popular among young Kushmely roadies. Number of private cars in Kushma has bloomed in recent years. The Balewa airport at Balewa of Baglung district which is just next to Kushma across the Kaligandaki river was closed as the road transportation became popular and cheap. Now re-opening of the airport is under consideration.
The Tallest Suspension Bridge joining many VDC's of Parbat to Kusma.
Gupteswor cave, major attraction of Kusma.
The old name of this cave is 'BhaluDulo'. Around 1940, a few local men saw a very strange place, covered by debris and grasses near the Kaligandaki river. Many people were curious about it, and they cleared the outermost part of debris and grasses, and then entered into the cave. They found an unbelievable (to them), strange dark area full of various statues and portraits of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. A very strange sound of a waterfall inside the cave, the statue of Pandava in rocks, Mahadev and Parvati, Saraswati, Nageswor and other goddess statues are interesting to see. It is considered to be one of the longest caves in Nepal.
Most of the inside the cave is made up of deposition of calcium carbonate dissolved from surrounding limestone, with ground water which is a general concept of forming most of the cave. All statues and all portraits which can be seen inside the cave are natural. "Chaite Dashain" and "Mahashivaratri" are the most important days to visit the Gupteswar Cave for the Hindu prayers. Many species of bats inside the cave are also an attraction for visitors. It is located 15 minutes walking distance from the Kusma city, about 55 kilometres from the Pokhara city and 17 kilometres from the Baglung city.
source: kusma-bazaar.blogspot.comMost of the inside the cave is made up of deposition of calcium carbonate dissolved from surrounding limestone, with ground water which is a general concept of forming most of the cave. All statues and all portraits which can be seen inside the cave are natural. "Chaite Dashain" and "Mahashivaratri" are the most important days to visit the Gupteswar Cave for the Hindu prayers. Many species of bats inside the cave are also an attraction for visitors. It is located 15 minutes walking distance from the Kusma city, about 55 kilometres from the Pokhara city and 17 kilometres from the Baglung city.
Benefits of Yogurt
There are several benefits of yogurt :
* Helping Patients Pactose Intolerance
If your child or you always diarrhea every time you drink milk, he could be suffering from lactoce intolerence. The cause is a deficiency / lack of digestive enzyme lactase. So every time a drink of milk, lactose granules will be left on the surface of the hole and the small intestine absorbs water from the surroundings which then led to diarrhea. In yogurt, milk lactose is broken down by "good" bacteria, Lactobacillus bulgaricus fermentation process, until absorbed. That's why yogurt highly recommended as a milk substitute for people / children who are unable to digest lactose properly. By drinking yoghurt, you and your child will not diarrhea anymore.
If your child early on is already accustomed to consume yogurt once a day as much as 200 cc, then the balance will be maintained cernanya channel. The impact of favor, the germs causing various diseases such as typhoid and diarrhea will not be able to grow.
According to some experts, yogurt as a food variations began to be consumed after the baby is exclusively breastfed, which is about the age of 6 months. Of course not just any yogurt for the baby yogurt, lo. Rather yogurt containing Bifidobacterium sp. which produces lactic acid type L (+). While lactic acid type D (-) which have a slower metabolism are not suitable for infants. After the age of one year before the child can consume all kinds of yogurt and enjoy its benefits as a source of protein, calcium, and high phosphorus.
* Degradation of Cholesterol
Research in some people who ate yogurt regularly in a certain amount of time and it shows the amount of cholesterol in the blood serum decreased. Mechanism of cholesterol reduction could occur due to lactic acid bacteria present in yogurt can degrade cholesterol into coprostanol. Coprostanol This is a substance that can not be absorbed by the intestine. Thanks to the yogurt, coprostanol and cholesterol remaining issued jointly feces. A report on this subject explained that the reduction of cholesterol by Lactobacillus bacteria can reach the range of 27-38 percent.
* Inhibit Pathogens
Intestinal flora consumed yogurt has proven difficult overgrown pathogenic germs or bacteria that can cause disease. With impaired growth as well as the demise of microbial pathogens in the stomach and small intestine could prevent the emergence of various diseases caused by microbial infection or intoxication. In other words, eating yogurt regularly can help keep your digestive tract health.
* Neutralize Antibiotics
Indeed serve to consume antibiotics kill germs, but he did not indiscriminately where germs that need to be killed and which ones actually do not need to be destroyed. Is not there's actually a germ that should be in the gastrointestinal tract in order to maintain the balance of intestinal flora? Well, the yogurt can neutralize the adverse effects of this antibiotic.
* Anticancer Digestive
The bacteria in yogurt may play a role change prekarsinogenik substances (substances trigger cancer) are present in the digestive tract, to be able to inhibit the occurrence of cancer
* Prevent Coronary Heart
"good" bacteria namely, Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus contained in yogurt, will produce folic acid and vitamin B complex, vitamin is useful both to prevent the emergence of coronary heart disease
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Tआहा ! कति रमाईलो खप्तड
फागुन अन्तिम साता जर्मन नागरिक सिमोने हेरोल्डले सुदूरपश्चिमको पहाडी भूमि खप्तड टेकिन्। उनी खप्तड आइपुग्दा डाँडापाखा केही दिनअघि परेको हिउँले सेताम्मे थियो। लड्दैपड्दै खप्तडका पाटन (चौरहरू) मा निकै रमाइन् उनी। 'हिउँ त जर्मनीमा पनि खेलेको थिएँ,' उनले खुसी बाँडिन्, 'यहाँ त डाँडैभरि देख्न पाइयो।' साँझ आगोछेउ बसेर थकाइ मार्दा उनले आउँदो वर्ष आफ्नो भाइसँगै खप्तडको बाटो राराताल पदयात्रा गर्न एकमहिने यात्रामा नेपाल आउने घोषणा गरिन्।
नेपाली साथीले खप्तड घुम्न प्रेरित गरेकाले उनी अरू ५ जर्मन नागरिकसहित यता आएकी हुन्। ८ वर्षदेखि जर्मनीमा बस्दै आएका डोट्याली नवराज रोस्याराले पर्यटन वर्ष २०११ को सन्दर्भ पारेर उनीहरूलाई नेपाल ल्याएका हुन्।
डोटी सदरमुकाम सिलगढी आइपुग्दा खानपिन नमिलेर सबै 'गोरा'लाई पखालाले समात्यो। अरूले आँट गरेनन्, तर औषधीका भरमा जोस्सिइन् ३१ वर्षे केमिकल इन्जिनियर हेरोल्ड। हिउँमा कुल्चिएका तस्बिर क्यामेराको डिस्प्लेमा देखाउँदै थिइन्, 'यी फोटा देखेपछि साथीहरू चुक्चुकाउनेछन्।'
हिउँको सिरक ओढेर बसेको खप्तड। विदेशमा हिउँ जमेका यस्ता भिराला पाटनमा स्की खेलिन्छ। खप्तड राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्जका वार्डेन नारायण रुपाखेतीका अनुसार २०५१ सालपछि यति धेरै हिउँ पहिलोपटक परेको हो। 'यसपालि ५ फिटसम्म हिउँ जम्यो,' उनले भने। हामी पुग्दा डेढ फिटसम्म थियो। पुस दोस्रो साता, पुस मसान्त, माघ र फागुन दोस्रो साता हिउँ थपिएको रहेछ।
विशेषतः डोटी सदरमुकाम सिलगढीबाटै सुरु हुन्छ खप्तड पदयात्रा। हामी बखलेखसम्म मोटरमा पुगेका थियौं। सिलगढीदेखि बखलेखसम्म कच्ची बाटो छ। खप्तड बेसक्याम्प झिग्रानामा ससाना होटल छन्। त्यहीँबाट सुरु हुन्छ निकुञ्ज। करिब ५ घन्टा हिँडेपछि बीचपानीमा निकुञ्जका कर्मचारीले चलाएको एउटा होटल छ। बीचपानीबाट हिँड्न सुरु गरेको ४ घन्टामा टेकिन्छन् खप्तडका पाटन। त्यहाँ निकुञ्जको एउटा पाहुनाघर छ।
पदयात्रा आफैंमा साहसिक काम। त्यसमाथि खाने/बस्ने राम्रो व्यवस्था नहुँदा खप्तड यात्रा सजिलो छैन। बिहान/बेलुकाको भात पाउन त गारो हुने खप्तड क्षेत्रमा ठाउँठाउँमा चिया/खाजा खाने पसलको कल्पना टाढैको कुरा भयो।
पहिल्यै खबर गरेर जाँदा बीचपानी र निकुञ्जमा सामान्य दालभात र बास पाउन सकिन्छ। दुवै ठाउँमा एकैपटक १२ जनाभन्दा बढीले बास पाउन सक्दैनन्। सामान्य पदयात्रीको त्यसमा पहुँच हुँदैन। आवश्यक पूर्वाधार विकास भइनसकेकाले खप्तडमा थोरैमात्र पर्यटक पाइला परेका छन्।
खप्तड राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्ज बनेको झन्डै २५ वर्ष हुन लाग्दा हालसम्म तीन सय विदेशीले मात्र यहाँ पाइला टेकेका छन्। तीमध्ये पनि धेरैजसो अनुसन्धानका विद्यार्थी हुन्। निकुञ्जले हालसम्म १४ लाख रुपैयाँमात्र राजस्व उठाएको छ। हिँड्न सजिला गोरेटा र ठाउँठाउँमा खानपिन गर्न होटल/रेस्टुरेन्ट नहुँदा र राम्रो प्रचार नभएकाले विदेशी आकर्षित नभएका हुन्।
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बझाङ, डोटी, अछाम र बाजुराको संगम हो खप्तड। सरकारले यी चार जिल्लाको २२५ वर्ग किलोमिटर क्षेत्र समेटेर २०४३ असार ९ गते खप्तड राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्ज बनाएको हो। त्यही वर्ष यहाँ सेनाको गुल्म राखियो।
खप्तडको उचाइ १२६२ देखि ३२७६ मिटरसम्म छ। यहाँ २२ वटा ठुल्ठुला पाटन छन्। बर्खामासमा दर्जनौंथरी फूल फुलेर पाटन ढकमक्क हुन्छन्। निकुञ्जका अनुसार यहाँ ३७२ प्रजातिका वनस्पति पाइन्छ। गुराँसमात्र ७ थरी फुल्छन्। कालकुट, पाँचऔंले, निरमसीजस्ता जडिबुटीजन्य बनस्पती १२५ थरी छन्।
२३ किसिमका वन्यजन्तु पाइन्छ। तीनमा संरक्षित सूचीका जनावर कस्तुरी मृग, चरीबाघ र ब्वाँसो पनि पर्छन्। अनि २८७ प्रजातिका चरा पाइन्छ। भ्यागुता प्रजातिका दुई जात खस्रे भ्यागुता र बझाङे पा यहाँ मात्रै पाइन्छ। यिनको नेपाली नामकरण करणबहादुर शाहीले गरेका हुन्।
जैविक विविधताले मात्र होइन, धार्मिक र ऐतिहासिक दृष्टिले पनि खप्तड महŒवपूर्ण भूभाग मानिन्छ। मध्यकालीन राजाहरूको शक्तिकेन्द्र थियो यो। त्यतिबेलाको भग्नावशेष कोट छन् यहाँ। स्कन्द पुराणमा खप्तडको वर्णन गरिएको छ। युधिष्ठिर स्वर्ग जाँदा खप्तड हुँदै गएको मानिन्छ।
यहाँको त्रिवेणीधाममा ज्येेष्ठ पूर्णिमामा गंगा दसहरा मेला लाग्छ। मेला भर्न वरिपरिका हजारौं भक्तालु आउँछन्। उनीहरू रातभर जाग्राम बस्छन्। देउडाको तालमा नाच्छन्। त्रिवेणीमा नुहाए पाप पखालिन्छ भन्ने जनविश्वास छ।
वर्षैभरि घुम्न सकिन्छ खप्तड। जेठ-असारमा जंगली फूल, असोज-कात्तिकमा हिमाल, पुस-माघमा लालीगुराँस देख्न पाइन्छ भने पुसमाघमा हिउँ। खप्तडका डाँडाबाट नेपालको अपि, सैपाल हिमशृंखलासँगै भारतको नन्दादेवी हिमाल देखिन्छ।
खप्तडबाट निस्केका विभिन्न खोलाबाट मध्यवर्ती क्षेत्रका बासिन्दाले २४ वटा लघु जलविद्युत आयोजना सञ्चालन गरेका छन्। त्यस्तै ६ वटा निर्माणाधीन छन्। मध्यवर्ती क्षेत्रमा चार जिल्लाका २१ गाविसका सवा लाख बासिन्दाको बसोवास छ।
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प्रसस्तै पर्यटकीय सम्भावना बोकेको छ खप्तडले। यहाँ तीन रात सजिलै बिताउन सकिन्छ। निकुञ्ज मुख्यालयलाई आधार मानेर वरिपरिका नागढुंगा, खप्तड दह, खप्तड आश्रम, सहस्र लिंग, त्रिवेणीधाम घुम्न सकिन्छ।
यहाँबाट दस दिनमा राराताल पुगिन्छ। पदयात्रा पर्यटनमात्र होइन, योग र ध्यान गर्न पनि यो क्षेत्र उपयुक्त छ। कास्मिरका शिवनाथ डोग्रे विसं २००२ देखि यहीँ बसेर साधना गरी खप्तडबाबा बनेका थिए। नेपाल बसाइको ७० वर्षमा उनी ५० वर्ष खप्तडमा बसेका थिए। उनकै कारण खप्तड चिनियो। उनलाई भेट्न बरोबर राजा वीरेन्द्र खप्तड पुग्थे। ०५६ वैशाखमा खप्तडबाबाको निधन भएको थियो।
चर्चित योगगुरु रामदेवलाई खप्तडमा निम्त्याएर योगसाधना शिविर चलाउन सके संसारभर खप्तडको प्रचार हुन सक्छ। त्यसबाहेक 'हाई माउन्टेन गल्फ' खेलसमेत आयोजना गर्न सकिन्छ।
सरकारले खप्तड क्षेत्र पर्यटन विकास समिति गठन गरेको छ। समितिले करोडौ रुपैयाँ बजेट पाउँदै आएको छ। पछिल्ला दुवै कार्यकालमा भ्रष्टाचार भएको भन्दै अख्तियारले पदाधिकारीलाई डामेपछि १६ महिनादेखि विकासनिर्माण ठप्प छ। समितिका कर्मचारीले तलब पाएका छैनन्।
सिगलगढीदेखि बखलेखसम्म खनिएको ट्र्याकका घुम्ती यति साँघुरा छन् कि कुनै इन्जिनियरको सुझावबिना हचुवामा खनेझैं देखिन्छ। सिलगढी र खप्तडमा निर्माणाधीन सचिवालय भवनमै लाखौं खर्चिंदैछ। तत्काल सचिवालय भवन बनाउनुभन्दा अरू पूर्वाधार निर्माणमा लाग्नुपर्ने थियो। सिलगढीदेखि नै ठाउँ चिनाउने संकेत बोर्डहरू आवश्यक छ भने झिग्रानामा सूचना केन्द्र।
खप्तड जाने चल्तीको बाटो सिलगढी-झिग्राना हो। यसबाहेक सेतीमा पुल बने बझाङको छान्नाबाट एकैदिनमा खप्तड पुग्न सकिन्छ। बाजुराको कोल्टी, अछामको साँफेबगर र डोटी सीमा चौखुट्टेबाट पनि खप्तड उक्लिन सकिन्छ। काठमाडौंका यात्रीले खप्तड घुम्न दस दिन छुट्टयाउनुपर्छ।
निकुञ्जले पहिलोपटक खप्तडमा निजी क्षेत्रलाई होटल खोल्न अनुमति दिएको छ। स्थापित पर्यटनकर्मीहरू अमर शाही र कृष्णबहादुर महराको समूहले खप्तड मुख्यालय, बीचपानी र झिग्रानामा व्यवस्थित होटल खोल्दैछन्। निकुञ्जले फागुन अन्तिम साता टेन्डर खोल्दा उनीहरूले यो अवसर पाएका हुन्। त्यसैले अबका केही महिनापछि खप्तड यात्रा सहज हुने आशा पलाएको छ।
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