Balambu
Place to visit
Chandragiri Hills
Chandragiri Cable Car is a lift transportation system located in Kathmandu. Opened in 2016, the cable car runs from Thankot to Chandragiri Hills. The 2.4 km (9,095 ft) line has two stations. The cable car system consists of 38 gondolas. The Chandragiri Hills has Bhaleshwor Mahadev, one of the ancient temples which located in the hill above 2551 meters of sea level. Most of the tourists come to visit Thankot to visit Chandragiri Hills. The travelers are mostly from Kathmandu valley and outside of valley. It also promotes tourism and helps the local livelihood. It also attracts foreign tourist. It costs 700 rupees for a round trip for locals and about $22 for foreigners.
Tribhuwan Park
Tribhuwan Park is a park in Kathmandu. It is the most famous picnic destination inside Kathmandu Valley and on Saturdays is full picnic enjoying people. The rates to visit park is 40 rupees for local people with separate rates for picnics. The park was created to remember King Tribhuwan Bir Bikram Shaha Dev. It has plants of different species, gardens, and a view of the mountains and the valleys below.[1]
Matatirtha Temple
Matatirtha Temple is an iconic destination for religious tourism. It is located in Matatirtha. The word Matatirtha comes from two Sanskrit words, mata, meaning "mother" and tirtha meaning "sacred place". The VDC owes its name from a sacred pond in the VDC dedicated to mother. On Mother's Day, people from different places visit the temple because temple is dedicated to mothers, and to swim in the pond.[2]
Language
The language of Balambu is Nepal Bhasa's Lalitpur dialect with a few informal changes.
| Lalitpur standard dialect | Pronunciation | Balambu informal changes | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| अथे | athe | एकाः | ekaa | Like that |
| थथे | thathe | थेकाः | thekaa | Like this |
| गथे | gathe | गेकाः | gekaa | Like what |
| मखू खँ ल्हाइम्ह | makhu khan lhaaimha | गौरी | gauri | Liar |
References
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
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