Guesthouse Constructed at Kalanjjar Hill

Parbat. A guesthouse has been constructed at Kalanjjar hill, a famous religious and tourist destination located at an altitude of 3,300 meters above sea level.

The guesthouse has been built at a cost of more than Rs 10 million targeting tourists who come to study, observe, and visit Kalanjjar hill, which is located at the highest point in the district. From one spot, the views of the headquarters of about a dozen districts can be observed.

Furthermore, with the objective of developing the holy Kalanjjar land as a holy pilgrimage site and religious destination for Hindus, Jaljala Rural Municipality has constructed a concrete eight-room building from its own budget. All eight rooms have been made well-equipped with 'toilets'.

In recent times, the number of tourists coming here for religious purposes, study, observation, and holidays has increased significantly. Jaljala, which is also considered religiously important, has the ashram of Muktinath Peethadheeshwar Swami Kamalnayanaacharya, and his followers also visit here.

Jaljala Rural Municipality Chairman Raju Prasad Acharya informed that the guesthouse was built because there are no other hotel facilities or settlements in Kalanjjar, which can be reached by a 6-hour trek from the village and a 3-hour drive by vehicle.

According to him, not only those who come for yoga, meditation, and spiritual practice but all kinds of tourists will be provided with accommodation facilities. Chairman Acharya informed that arrangements are being made to charge a certain fee for the accommodation, which is currently provided free of charge.

Jaljala Rural Municipality has also started establishing an astronomical study center with the objective of simultaneously connecting Kalanjjar with religion, science, technology, and tourism promotion.

Infrastructure construction has been jointly undertaken by the federal, provincial, and rural municipalities in the Kalanjjar, Hampal, and Jaljala areas located at the confluence of Jaljala 5 and Modi Rural Municipality. It has been informed that facilities such as 'viewpoints', drinking water, toilet construction, and road improvement and electrification have already been expanded.

A process has been initiated to construct an artificial lake of 1200 square meters in the Kalanjjar, Hampal, and Jaljala areas. Chairman Acharya stated that infrastructure construction has begun with a plan estimated at a cost of approximately Rs 1 billion to develop Hampal and Jaljala as tourist destinations.

From here, one can observe mountain ranges, sunrise, sunset, and picturesque hilly terrain. Tika Pun, who operates a hotel in Jaljala, said that the number of tourists visiting daily is increasing as this is a beautiful tourist destination from where more than 16 Himalayas including Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Nilgiri, Gurja, Putha, Machhapuchhre, Manaslu, as well as the geography of Parbat, Baglung, Myagdi, Kaski, Syangja, Gulmi, Palpa, Gorkha, Tanahu, and Lamjung can be observed.

This area is mentioned in ancient scriptures as 'Mriga Sarovar' and as a wetland area. According to Muktinath Peethadheeshwar Swami Kamalnayanaacharya, Hanuman took medicinal herbs from this area for use in treatment. Swami Kamalnayanaacharya also meditated in the Kalanjjar land for some time.

It is said that valuable herbs such as Neermasi and Paanchauley Satuwa are found in abundance in the Kalanjjar and Hampal areas, and animals such as black bears, ghoral, leopards, bears, danphe, monal, and kalij reside in the forests of the Jaljala area.

Modi Rural Municipality Vice-Chairman Bimal Lamichhane informed that Modi Rural Municipality and Jaljala Rural Municipality have already invested crores in collaboration with the provincial and federal governments for the integrated development of the Kalanjjar, Hampal, and Jaljala areas.