KATHMANDU, JANUARY 11
President Bidhya Devi Bhandari today visited Dahachowk-based cemetery of Kaji Kalu Pande and laid a wreath on his statue.
The head-of-state reached Dahachowk to offer reverence to commander of the then Gorkhali army during Nepal's unification campaign on the occasion of the 301st birth anniversary of King Prithvi Naryan Shah. Prior to this, President Bhandari visited Singha Durbar area to pay homage to the unifier of modern Nepal. She laid a wreath on the statue of Shah in front of the main entrance to Singha Durbar.
At Dahachowk, President Bhandari visited the temple of Hindu goddess Manakamana there. It is said the temple was built before the then Gorkhali army attacked the capital.
Pande, whose real name was Bansidhar Pandey, was born in 1656 in Gorkha and attained martyrdom during the battle of Kirtipur in 1700. He was among the Gorkhali army troops who were killed in the battle.
A version of this article appears in the print on January 12, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
