Pokhara is the second largest city in Nepal. It is located on Phewa Lake. It is close to the high mountains of the Annapurna Range, with some of the highest mountains in Nepal. The highest, Annapurna I is 8,091 m (26,545 ft) high. The Annapurna Ranges is a spectacular backdrop for Pokhara.

Pokhara is on Phewa Lake, the second largest lake in Nepal. On an island in Phewa Lake is the Barahi Temple, a very important center of worship for the Hindu devotees. This Hindu temple in Nepal is dedicated to Ajima in the boar manifestation, representative of the force of Shakti. Shakti is the Hindu mother goddess who is the origin of universal creativity and power. Shakti as a feminine power assumes several roles. In the form of Durga, Shakti protects the gods from demons. Durga takes on the manifestation of Ajima in the form of a boar called Barahi to pierce her evil enemies with her pointed tusks. Barahi is pictured with the face of a boar with a cup in one hand and fish in the other.

On the mountain above Phewa Lake is one the World Peace Pagodas. Most (though not all) peace pagodas built since World War II have been built under the guidance of Nichidatsu Fujii (1885-1985), a Buddhist monk from Japan and founder of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji Buddhist Order.

I crossed Phewa Lake on s small row boat, and then walked up to the pagoda. It took not quite one hour. From there I walked down to Pokhara to see the Davis Falls and the Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave. Davis Falls is named after Mrs Davis who fell in the falls in 1961 and drowned.

The small mountain on the northwest side of Pokhara, Sarangkot, is a popular spot to watch the sunrise over the Annapurna Range. It was quite spectacular. I drove up part of the way, and then walked about 40 minutes to the summit. The walk back down to Pokhara took almost three hours.

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Pokhara

View Phewa Lake Pokhara
View of Phewa Lake and Pokhara from the World Peace Pagoda. (670k)
Pokhara Snow Capped Peaks
Pokhara with the snow capped peaks of the Annapurna Mountain Range in the background. (772k)
Sarangkot Paragliders
Sarangkot with Paragliders. (580k)
View World Peace Pagoda
View of the World Peace Pagoda from Phewa Lake. (440k)
World Peace Pagoda
World Peace Pagoda. (710k)
Sitting Buddha Dharmachakra Mudra
Sitting Buddha with the Dharmachakra Mudra on the World Peace Pagoda. (772k)
Sleeping Buddha World Peace
Sleeping Buddha on the World Peace Pagoda. (841k)
Standing Buddha World Peace
Standing Buddha on the World Peace Pagoda. (800k)
Island Phewa Lake Barahi
Island in Phewa Lake with the Barahi Temple. (1055k)
Barahi Temple
Barahi Temple. (1048k)
Woman Ringing Prayer Bells
Woman ringing prayer bells at the Barahi Temple. (863k)
Woman Burning Incense Barahi
Woman burning incense at the Barahi Temple. (836k)
Hindu Worshipers Small Shrine
Hindu worshipers at a small shrine in the Barahi Temple. (1087k)
Holy Man Barahi Temple
Holy Man at the Barahi Temple. (849k)
Davis Falls Pokhara
Davis Falls in Pokhara. (1240k)
Shiva Shrine Davis Falls
Shiva shrine at the Davis Falls with a Shiva Lingam in the foreground and Nandi, the bull, the carrier of Shiva behind it. (1139k)
Inside Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave
Inside the Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave. (235k)
Small Place Worship Phewa
Small place of worship on Phewa Lake. (742k)

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