Draft Report on Socio-Economic Development and Tourism Potential of Ligligkot

Draft report on Possibility of Socio-economic and Tourism Development of
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Ligligkot, Gorkha for Economic Prosperity
Acknowledgement
This report on the Possibility of Socio-economic and Tourism Development of Ligligkot, Gorkha
for Economic Prosperity has been prepared under the contract agreement between Palungtar mu-
nicipality, Palungtar, Gorkha and Complete Geo Engineering Solution (P).Ltd., Banasthali
Kathmandu.
The consultant has prepared this report after extensive consultation with local community and
key persons, field work, and interaction with stakeholders of Liglikot area.
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Er. Dipakbabu Kandel (Mayor, Palungtar mu-
nicipality) and Palungtar municipality, Palungtar, Gorkhafor entrusting us to carry out this task
and extend thanks to all the team for the cooperation and guidance in accomplishing the work.
We would like to express our deep gratitude to, Mrs. Pampha Basel (Deputy Mayor, Palungtar
municipality), Mr. BirendraDevBharati(Chief executive officer, Palungtar municipality), Er. Ni-
rajDevkota (Engineer, Palungtar municipality) and all other staffs of Palungtar municipality for
their valuable suggestions and co-operation.
We thanks to our technical staffs and all other supporting staffs who worked continuously to fi-
nalize the report.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgement ........................................................................................................................... i
Chapter-I Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Background of the study ....................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Objectives of the study.......................................................................................................... 2
Chapter- II Brief Account on Ligligkot .......................................................................................... 3
2.1 Location and accessibility ..................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Topography ........................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Climate and weather ............................................................................................................. 4
2.4 Existing Critical facilities ..................................................................................................... 6
2.5 Socio-economic condition .................................................................................................... 6
2.5.1 Coverage of Ligligkot .................................................................................................... 7
2.5.2 Major Ethnic Group ....................................................................................................... 8
2.5.3 Major Occupation .......................................................................................................... 8
2.6 History of Ligligkot .............................................................................................................. 9
2.7 About Drabya Saha ............................................................................................................. 12
Chapter- III Methodology ............................................................................................................. 13
3.1 Extensive Desk Study and literature review ....................................................................... 13
3.2 Field Survey ........................................................................................................................ 13
3.3 Reporting............................................................................................................................. 13
Chapter- IV Status and future possibility of Tourism and Economic Development in Ligligkot 14
4.1. Introduction to Tourism and Tourism industry .................................................................. 14
4.2 Infrastructure for tourism development .............................................................................. 15
4.3 Present tourism status in Ligligkot ..................................................................................... 16
4.4 Tourism hot spot in Ligligkot ............................................................................................. 18
4.5" Liglige Daud" history and its possibility ........................................................................... 22
Chapter- V Conclusion and Suggestions ...................................................................................... 24
References ..................................................................................................................................... 27

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Annex: Socio-economic data collection sheet. ............................................................................. 28
List of Figure:
Figure 1. Location Map of Ligligkot, Gorakha............................................................................... 3

Figure 2. General topography of Ligligkot area ............................................................................. 4
Figure 3. Annual temperature of Gorkha from 2009 to 2018 (Source:
www.worldweatheronline.com) ...................................................................................................... 5
Figure 4. Annual average rainfall data of Gorkha from 2009 to 2018 A.D(Source:
www.worldweatheronline.com) ...................................................................................................... 5
Figure 5.Participation of Community people during FGD ............................................................. 6
Figure 6. Tentative coverage of 700 liglig ...................................................................................... 7
Figure 7. Main Durbar located on Ligligkot ................................................................................. 10
Figure 8. Remanant wall of Main Durbar ..................................................................................... 11
Figure 9. 500 years old stone on wall of Durbar........................................................................... 11
Figure 10. Late King Drabya Shah and view of ligligkot Durbar, Gorkha .................................. 12
Figure 11. Beautiful view of Ligligkot ......................................................................................... 17
Figure 12. Gadhi present in the Ligligkot ..................................................................................... 19
Figure 13. Bhumesthan in the ligligkot......................................................................................... 20
Figure 14. Liglig Kalika Mandir ................................................................................................... 20
Figure 15. Upase Ghar in Ligligkot .............................................................................................. 21
Figure 16. Chepe Ghat lies tripple junction of Lamjung, Gorkha and Tanahun district .............. 21
Figure 17. The route of Liglig Daud which starts from Chepe Ghat and ends to Ligligkot Durbar
....................................................................................................................................................... 22
List of Table:
Table 1. Surrounding community of Ligligkot ............................................................................... 7

Table 2. Major ethnic group in Ligligkot surrounding community ................................................ 8
Table 3. Major occupation in Ligligkot area .................................................................................. 8
Table 4. List of King of Ligligkot from ancient to 2074 B.S. ...................................................... 23

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Chapter-I Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
Tourism is the movement or travel of people from one place to another; whether it is within their
own country or to other countries, for pleasure, business, pilgrimage and other purpose. Nepal is
a small but very beautiful country. Tourism plays a major role in reviving Nepal’s not only tour-
ism sector but an economic and nation as a whole. In Nepal, tourism, despite having a long histo-
ry was, developed since 1950s only. The recent trend of tourists' arrival in Nepal seems satisfac-
tory. However, from the perspective of tourism based resources and its availability in the country
seems rather pessimistic. To promote tourism sector and its contribution to socio-economic sec-
tor of the country, we need to utilize available resources properly and beneficially. For this, there
is a need of dynamic and tourism friendly policy and joint effort of the government and the pri-
vate sector as well.
Nepal has the highest mountain, Mt. Everest, the ever flowing Himalayan rivers, lakes, green
valleys, waterfalls; the national parks in the Terai and Himalayan range are all the attractions for
tourists. The tourists of different kinds will come to Nepal. Some will come to see the natural
resources, some to study its historical and religious places. Heritage in Nepal is deeply connected
to the nation’s pride, the people’s souls, belief and identity. Culture and heritage set up a distinct
image of Nepal in the world.
Ligligkot is one of the potential tourist destinations with diverse touristic attraction, very close
from Capital city and other popular tourist destinations such as Pokhara and Chitwan, linked
with national highway. Kot in Nepali means fort or citadel, usually situated on a hilltop. Liglig is
a word used in Magar language which means clear, pristine and beautiful view. Ligligkot has a
glorious history. However, presently Ligligkot is being backward in development and prosperity
due to the insufficient and ineffective planning and budgeting from the concern authority.
Ligligkot can be the tourism hot spot of Palungtar municipality. The Palungtar Municipality is
one of the main municipality of Gorkha districts leading the entire development of Palungtar area
including the Ligligkot. Palungtar municipality has initiated the concept of economic develop-
ment and tourism possibility of the Ligligkot area. This report on “Possibility of Socio-

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economic and Tourism Development of Ligligkot,Gorkha for Economic Prosperity” is pre-

pared to make a planning for the economic prosperity of the Ligigkot area. This report presents
the findings of field assessment, focus group discussion and detailed methodology used during
the assessment of the detail study of “The Possibility of Socio-economic and Tourism Develop-
ment of Ligligkot, Gorkha.
1.2 Objectives of the study
The Main Objective of the study is to determine the possibility of historical & socio-economic
development and tourism of Ligligkot, Gorkha for economic prosperity and the specific objec-
tives are:
▪ To review the history of Ligligkot and Late King DrabyaSaha,

▪ To find out the tourism possibility of Ligligkot,
▪ To study the socio-cultural and economic status ofLigligkot,
▪ To find out the ways of promoting Ligligkot and generating income from there.
▪ To carryout FGD within the community to acquire their perception about Ligligkot and
collect their dreams.

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Chapter- II Brief Account on Ligligkot
2.1 Location and accessibility
Ligligkot is a hill lies in Palungtar Municipality of Gorkha district of Nepal. It is located at the
height of 1437 meters mean sea leveland located at a distance of 140 kilometers due west of
Kathmandu by road.
Liglikot
Ligligkot: on map
Ligligkot: on Google Earth Image

Figure 1. Location Map of Ligligkot, Gorakha

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2.2 Topography
The ligligkot is located at the peak of 1437m from the sea level connected by the three main spur
from east, south and northwest side meeting at the peak as shown in the figure 2.There are steep
slopes and narrow valleys in the North Side and gentle and settlement in the southern side.
Steep
slope
Community
Community
Figure 2. General topography of Ligligkot area
2.3 Climate and weather
These areas have sub-tropical climate at the bottom of the hills but it gradually gets cooler and
experiences warm temperate climate toward higher elevation.
The analysis of temperature data shows that May and June are the hottest month with average
temperature of 28 degree Celsius and January is the coolest month with average temperature of
14 degree Celsius as shown as in figure 3. Maximum rainfall occurs in the month of August
which is 1393mm recorded in 2010 A.D as shown in figure 4.

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Figure 3. Annual temperature of Gorkha from 2009 to 2018 (Source: www.worldweatheronline.com)
Figure 4. Annual average rainfall data of Gorkha from 2009 to 2018 A.D(Source: www.worldweatheronline.com)

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2.4 Existing Critical facilities
There is recent development activities carried out in Ligligkot. Electricity and water supply facil-
ity is available in the area. There is Aappipla community hospital at Northern side of the
ligliglkot which is providing health facilities in this region. Recently, access road is extended up
to the entrance of the Ligligkot durbar.
2.5 Socio-economic condition
During the field of study the present general social and economic condition of the ligligkot was
examined. The social and economic factors are better to understand how the combinations of so-
cial and economic condition areinfluencing the whole status of the community. The extent of
community, household and tentative population, surrounding localities, ethnic group, occupation
of the people of ligligkot were collected from the focus group discussion as shown in figure 5 .
Figure 5.Participation of Community people during FGD

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2.5.1 Coverage of Ligligkot
While addressing the Ligligkot area that covers previous 5 VDCs of Gorkha district namely
Aappipal, Khoplang, Harmi, Chhoprak and Palungtar currently fall within Palungtar municipali-
ty and Siranchowk rural municipality collectively named as "700 liglig" as shown in figure 1.
Figure 6. Tentative coverage of 700 liglig

During the special occasion celebration at ligligkot peoples from the 700 liglig should compulso-
ry participate and contribute.The surrounding community of the Ligligkot covers the current
ward no 2 and 3 of Palungtar Municipality which is shown in table 1.
Table 1. Surrounding community of Ligligkot

Ward Community No. of household No. of population
No.
3 Maibal 35 175
2 Kholli 80 400
2 Raigaun 45 225
3 Bohoragaun 35 175
4 Raunepani 45 225
Total 240 1200
Source: field Survey 2018 A.D.

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2.5.2 Major Ethnic Group
The Ligligkot is the multi-ethnic community where people from different castes, religions, social
costumes are living together in a harmony that is the main strength of Ligligkot. The major eth-
nic groups are Magar, Pariyar, Thakuri, B.K, Kshetric, Newar, Bramin and Sarkias shown in ta-
ble 2.
Table 2. Major ethnic group in Ligligkot surrounding community
S.N Ethnic Group Typical Community

1 Magar Maibal, Kholli
2 Pariyar Kholli
3 Thakuri kholli
4 B.K. kholli
5 Gandharb kholli
6 Kshetri Raigaun
7 Newar Bohoragaun
8 Bramin Rautepani
9 Sarki Bohoragaun
2.5.3 Major Occupation
The main occupation of people residing Ligligkot area is traditional agriculture. Very little peo-
ple are engage in government service. However, foreign employments are in increasing trend.
Currently, some people have started local business like poultry farming, vegetable farming etc
and the data is shown in table 3.
Table 3. Major occupation in Ligligkot area
S.N Major occupation Output type/ goods or services
Traditional Agricul-
1 ture Millet, paddy, maize
2 Government Service Army, police and civil service
3 Private job Firms, cooperatives,etc
foreign army and foreign employ-
4 Foreign employment ment to different country
5 Local business Poultry farming, vegetable farming

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S.N Major occupation Output type/ goods or services
etc
Labor in construction work and tra-
6 Daily wages ditional agriculture
2.6 History of Ligligkot
There have been different stories regarding the history of Liglig kingdom. The widely accepted
notion states that after the death of YakshyaMalla, the Gorkha kingdom was under Palpa's
King Mukunda Sen. Mukundasen was growing old and his influence fading away, people of
Gorkha were not satisfied with his rule as well as at the same time the local governor were slow-
ly becoming powerful. During the same time, Yashobrahma Shah was ruling Lamjung west of
Gorkha and had one of the ambitious son named Drabya Shah; who was not the crown prince
and had no chance to succeed the throne in Lumjung therefore, he was constantly thinking of rul-
ing any one of the states near Lamjung.
After the demise of King MukundaSen their sons couldn't control their big kingdom resulting the
small kingdoms in Gorkha with the respective administrators being the kings. In Ligligkot it was
decided that whoever won the race from Chepeghat to the Ligligkot top will be the king for next.
The race would be organized every Dashain Tika day. At that time Uppallokot (fort in the upper
part) area and Tallokot (fort in the lower part) area of Gorkha were ruled by Khadka and Ghale
tribal chiefs respectively. The Ghale were the rulers of Liglig fort area also. Thus the areas with
two tribal chiefs after the conquest by Drabya Shah were called Gorkha. The race was started in
1604 BS. The races were always won by the local Ghales. In 1616 BS, the race was won by the
Drabya Shah, brother of then King Narbhupal Shah of Lamjung district. Since then, the Shah
dynasty was established in the Ligligkot kingdom and his descendents established
the Gorkha kingdom and one of the Shah descendent Prithvi Narayan
Shah established Nepal winning small kingdoms scattered around the Gorkha district.The battle
of Liglig is of much importance in the Gorkha kingdom, nomenclature of Gorkha and in the for-
mation of the modern Nepal. King Drabya Shah was the founder of Gorkha kingdom.Drabya

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Shah also conquered Dhading and other places. But it was one of his descendants who, two cen-
turies later, went on to fully unify the Kingdom of Nepal. The ultimate unifier was Prithvi Nara-
yan Shah who, from his base in the Gorkha hills, succeeded in putting the Shah dynasty in the
history of Nepal by subduing Newar kings of Kathmandu Valley and making Kathmandu his
capital. The year was 1769 AD.
The remains of buildings extend for hundreds of yards along the north-south ridge. Some struc-
tures, including what local people believe to have been Drabya Shah’s palace, have walls and
steps that make it possible to imagine what it looked like as shown in figure 7-9. Other large
buildings are partially buried, with only massive ramparts protruding from the hillside. Unnatural
mounds hint at other structures buried below. Moats and defensive walls encircle the site. It is
hard to envision the total site because it has never been mapped or extensively surveyed.
Figure 7. Main Durbar located on Ligligkot

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Figure 8. Remanant wall of Main Durbar
Figure 9. 500 years old stone on wall of Durbar

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2.7 About Drabya Saha
Drabya Shah, the youngest son of Yashobrahma Shah, king of Lamjung, became the king after
capturing Liglig fort with much tactfulness on VijayaDashami 1616 B.S. (1559 A.D.) having
marched from Lamjung. His descendants expanded the tiny kingdom to Gorkha and one of his
great grandson Prithvi Narayan Shah unified the Nepal as present Nepal. Drabya Shah, then
brother of King Narahari Shah of neighboring Lamjung District established the small kingdom
winning in the race organized to appoint a king at around 1616 BS / (1559 AD). Still the remain-
ing stones of the ancient palace could be seen in the hill top at Ligligkot as shown in figure 8.
Late King Drabya Shah

View of Main Durbar of Ligligkot, Gorkha
Figure 10. Late King Drabya Shah and view of ligligkot Durbar, Gorkha

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Chapter- III Methodology
3.1 Extensive Desk Study and literature review
This is the first phase of the master plan preparation task. In this phase relevant documents,
book, toolkits, papers are collected form library, internets. The history about the Liglligkot and
the Late king Drabya Shaha is collected from TU library, History department of TU, internet and
other related books and means likewise tourism data, social cultural data, economic data is col-
lected. The secondary information has been collected from the various district based line agen-
cies, project/program, INGOs/NGOs, and other regional and central level organizations as re-
quired.
3.2 Field Survey
The expert teams from the consultant visit the site and collect the relevant information and data
about the Ligligkot and surrounding area. During the field visit, the team organized focus group
discussion with the community people and gather their opinion, views and perception. All the
appropriate discussion and recommendation subject matter will be incorporated in the final re-
port.
3.3 Reporting
In this phase, all the relevant primary as well as secondary data will be analyzed and final draft
will be prepared. The consultant should submit this report to municipal office for comments and
suggestion. Consultant should incorporate all the comments and suggestion by municipal office
and final report will prepare.

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Chapter- IV Status and future possibility of Tourism and Economic De-

velopment in Ligligkot
4.1. Introduction to Tourism and Tourism industry
Tourism is travel for leisure, recreational and business purpose. Tourists can be defined as people
who travel to and stay in places outside their usual surroundings for more than twenty-four hours
and not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes. Tourism is a
major economic and social significant that has been recognized in both developed and develop-
ing countries. Tourism does not only mean traveling to a particular destination but also includes
all activities undertaken during the stay. Tourism is the largest industry in Nepal and its largest
source of foreign exchange and revenue. Possessing eight of the ten highest mountains in the
world, Nepal is a hotspot destination for mountaineers, rock climbers and people seeking adven-
ture. The Hindu and Buddhist heritage of Nepal and its cool weather are also strong attractions.
The types of tourism result mainly from the different motivations of the journey, i.e. the purpose
of doing. Each type of tourism is distinguished by such specific purpose and it is specific to those
regions where fixed purpose can be achieved by the existence of some specific facilities. In
Ligligkot mainly cultural heritage and sport tourism can be promoted.
Cultural heritage tourism is a branch of tourism oriented towards the cultural heritage of the lo-
cation where tourism is occurring. It is form of which includes traveling to experience the places,
artifacts and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past, and heritage
tourism can include cultural, historic and natural resources. Cultural tourism gives insight to
• Way of life of the people of distant land
• Dress, jewellery, dance, music, architecture
• Customs and traditions
• Fairs and festivals
• Religions
• Culinary delights

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Sports Tourism refers to travel which involves either viewing or participating in a sporting event
staying apart from their usual environment. Adventure sports tourism is a package of
▪ Recreation
▪ Enjoyment
▪ Education
▪ Thrills of participating in an adventure
4.2 Infrastructure for tourism development
Tourism infrastructure can be regarded as the physical elements that are designed and erected to
cater for visitors. Tourism infrastructure is the basis of tourism development and utilization of
existing destination resources. Tourism infrastructure includes a large number of services, neces-
sary to meet the needs of tourists and increase satisfaction during their stay at the destination.
Despite the fact that a destination has a number of natural beauties, lack of accommodation facil-
ities and quality of road infrastructure can be an obstacle for successful tourism development.
Tourism infrastructure includes ancillary and complementary facilities, equipment, systems, pro-
cesses, and resources necessary for the functioning of every tourist destination. This primarily
includes transportation services which make a tourist destination accessible for tourists. In addi-
tion, infrastructure includes health care systems, services, and public services. Their main pur-
pose is accommodation and meeting the needs and desires of tourists, in the form of hotels,
campsites, restaurants, sports facilities, and the like.
The importance of tourism infrastructure is reflected in the fact that it can contribute to increas-
ing the efficiency of production and distribution of tourism services, and, in some cases, such as
remote destinations, even increase the supply of tourism services. For tourists to be able to reach
some tourist destinations there should be the developed transport infrastructure, which is a pre-
condition for consuming other tourism services of the destination itself. The arrival of tourists
enhances the efficiency of human resources at the destination, as tourists require certain services
in order to feel better during their stay at the selected tourist destination. In particular, there is an
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increase in the demand for infrastructure services in terms of water supply, waste disposal, com-
munication and electricity supply, as the necessary elements for comfortable functioning of tour-
ists at the selected destination. Infrastructure is defined as the provision of public safety, trans-
portation services, medical systems, financial systems, education systems, and other services in-
volved in the population’s, as well as in tourists’ demand.
Tourism infrastructure can be classified into 4 categories, namely:
▪ Physical (Hotels, Motels, Restaurants, Transportation, Communication, Water, Electrici-

ty);
▪ Cultural (Culture, heritage, fairs and festivals, Local art and music, dress and dance, Lan-
guage and food);
▪ Service (Banking facilities, Travel agencies, Insurance agencies, Tourist guides);
▪ Governance (Law and order machinery, Customs and immigration)
4.3 Present tourism status in Ligligkot
Ligligkot is one of the potential tourist destinations with diverse touristic attraction, very close
from Capital city and other popular tourist destinations such as Pokhara and Chitwan, linked
with national highway. Pokhara draws almost 60 percentage and Chitwan draws almost 30 per-
centage international tourists visiting Nepal, however, what a petty situation that Gorkha draws
only less than 5 percentage of total tourist arrival in Nepal. And out that 5 percentage visitors,
only few tourist visits Ligligkot. However, there is no policy thrust, marketing plan to attract
more tourists.
Ligligkot is one of the important tourist destinations in Nepal. Despite its natural beauty, histori-
cal and religious importance, diverse culture, very close from the capital city Kathmandu and
other important touristic destinations Pokhara and Chitwan, tourism in Gorkha could not have
been developed expressively. The beautiful view of Ligligkot is shwn in figure 11. The forts in
LigligKotislosing its history day by day. The artifacts are being destroyed or stolen which could
be the attractions for historians.

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It has a rich history of its own. It is situated on a small mountain and offerrs a magnificent view
of the Himalayan Peaks. Three major mountain ranges Manasalu, Annapurna and Ganesh Himal
which include more than 40 mountains are found in the territory of Gorkha district.
As it lies in height of the 1437m, beautiful scenes can be observed from here and many people
come here for picnic. The number of people visiting ligligkot is maximum during the New Year
celebration. Recently in a new year of 2075 BS, about 2500 people visited Ligligkot. Ligligkot
also possess several religious destinations. One of the major religious destinations is Kalika
Vagwati. Another important religious ceremony is “Chhema Puja”which is done in the month of
Jestha. It has Kalika Mandir with “Upabas ghar”. During Bada dashain, priest fast in this
Upabas ghar and worship for 9 days. People visiting the Ligligkot are mainly focused on the
beautiful scenes and religious activities. Many people are unaware of its historical importance.
Liglig has five forts which are historically important. There is a bunker of army which is about
460 years old.
Figure 11. Beautiful view of Ligligkot

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4.4 Tourism hot spot in Ligligkot
Entire ligligkot area is itself a tourism hot spot of the Gorkha district. For tourism point of view
there are following main tourism and historical important point in the Ligligkot area.
1) Forts
There are historically important 5 forts as shown in figure 11. These are used for adminis-
trative and security purposes. Beautiful scenes can be observed.

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Figure 12. Gadhi present in the Ligligkot
2) Bhumesthan
It is the god of nature and land. People worship him so that there is no scarcity of grain in
the region.

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Figure 13. Bhumesthan in the ligligkot
3) Kalika Mandir
Many people come to visit in this temple so that their wishes would be fulfilled.
Figure 14. Liglig Kalika Mandir

4) Upabas ghar
Priest fast here for 9 days and skip one meal. This tradition continues for 460 years.

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Figure 15. Upase Ghar in Ligligkot
5) Chepe Ghat
It is the confluence of the Chepe and Marsyangdi river and lies in the triple boundary of
Lamjung, Gorkha and Tanahun district as shown in figure 15 . Biodiversity, pleasant weath-
er, social festivals are the major attraction of Chepe Ghat. People believe that they became
holy after taking bath in this river. The LigLig daud starts from Chepe Ghat.
Lamjung
District
Tanahu
Chepe
District
Nadi
Gorkha
Marsyangdi District
Nadi
Figure 16. Chepe Ghat lies tripple junction of Lamjung, Gorkha and Tanahun district

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Other places in Liglig Kot areas are:

1) Kuldevta of Pandey in the bank of Bhusundi Khola which lies in Palungtar- 1
2) 400 years old Shiva Mandir lies in dumre, Dharapani, plaungtar 3
3) 460 years old “Thulo Padhero” Bohora Gaun Palungtar -3
4.5" Liglige Daud" history and its possibility
Before 1616 BS, the historic Lig-lige Daud used to be organized each year to select a king at
Lig-ligKot, Gorkha. But the tradition of choosing the winner of the race as the king came to a
halt after Drabya Shah took over Ligligkot.
Liglig race which has been discontinued for a long time has been resumed recently in 2067 BS.
Then the historical and tourism importance of the ligligkot has been exposed to the public. In the
modern era, this race is organized every year on the occasion of Bijaya Dashami. The partici-
pants run 13 km starting from the confluence of Chepe and Marsyangdi rivers to the Lig-lig Kot
as shown in figure 17. The winner of the race will be awarded with a crown. Similarly, a five km
race for locals and a five km race for women will also be organized on the same occasion
Figure 17. The route of Liglig Daud which starts from Chepe Ghat and ends to Ligligkot Durbar

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Liglig daud can be the major attraction to the national and international tourists. This liglig daud
has been resumed after 452 years and now it is 8th race in modern time. The race is set for the
day of the Fulpati than Tika so that many people can participate in the race. Race is categorized
differently for Men, women, foreigner and local. The number of people participating in the race
is increasing in recent times. The number of people participating in the race is 43 in 2067 BS and
the number is increasing and reached 109 in 2073 and 113 in 2074. The Liglige Daud covers
Ilam from eastern Nepal to Doti to western Nepal during the Festival times. The winner of the
Liglig Daud from ancient time to 2074 is given in the table 4.
Table 4. List of King of Ligligkot from ancient to 2074 B.S.
Year Liglige King Address

1604-1615 Dalsur Ghalemagar Ligligkot, Gorkha
1616-1627 Drabya Shah Rainaskot, Lamjung
1627-2066 - -
2067 Bhumiraj Rai Ilam
2068 Hari Prasad Rimal Dhading
2069 Samir Tamang Ramechhap
2070 Krishna Bahadur Basnet Ramechhap
2071 Anish Thapa Magar Parbat
2072 Hari Prasad Rimal Dhading
2073 Anish Thapa Magar Parbat
2074 Khagendra Bahadur Bhat Doti

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Chapter- V Conclusion and Suggestions

The Ligigkot area has the great tourism possibilities which could be the main income source for
the community if Ligligkot area will be conserved and explored well. Ligligkot is one of the very
important historical and archeological sites, birth place of Shah dynasty who founded modern
Nepal, overlooking the snowy peaks of the Himalaya, connected with national highway and very
close from Kathmandu and other popular touristic destinations Pokhara and Chitwan. Regarding
the ways of local financial resource mobilization, enforcement of the current source is of necessi-
ty. For the sustainable development in order t achieves economic prosperity following activities
and plans should be carried out.
▪ Preparation of tourism master plan for overall development of tourism in Ligligkot

▪ Prepare integrated packages with other tourist destinations.
▪ Developing basic facilities in various tourist sites
▪ Develop promotional and marketing plan to promote new tourism sites and packages
▪ Development and promotion of local products and agro-tourism
▪ Providing training to local people for tourism activities
▪ A management committee for the tourism development in ligligkot area should take all
responsibilities of the tourists like welcome, accommodation, sightseeing and guiding.
▪ The village's should kept very neat and clean, the accommodation can be simple, but
comfortable, with good bedding, as well as clean toilet facilities. Meals of daily fresh and
organic food should be provided, and each evening there should be entertainment pro-
grams by the community, which can include traditional dance and song. The villagers
should be friendly, educated and enthusiastic about tourism.
▪ Develop and implement settlement plan based on the possible tourist area such as major
settlement in the tourist night stay places and tea house at every 2 km walking distance.
▪ Orientation and training courses on home stay facility management to the operators of
home stay facility should be organized.
▪ Provide awareness training and encourage locals to preserve their culture
▪ Develop attractive packages to Nepalese tourists

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▪ Organize seminars, talk programs, discussions, to publicize ligligkot and attract both do-
mestic and international tourists
▪ Preservation and protection of historical and archaeological heritage sites
▪ Develop infrastructure and promote entertainment activities
▪ Establishment of communication center library and museums
▪ Develop a natural environment
▪ Conservation of natural vegetation, birds and animals, religious and cultural heritages.
▪ Training to the local tourist guide.
▪ Developing infrastructure for picnics assembly, and other entertainment activities.
▪ Start a horse riding games on the basis of the fact that the previously kings used to ride
horses.
▪ Developing a cycle track and start a cycling marathon from Kathmandu to Ligligkot eve-
ry year.
▪ Develop a mobile applications in the name of ligligkot for the promotion of the area as a
tourist destination.
▪ Keep the history of the ligligkot in the course book of school level for the promotional
purpose.
▪ Invite film makers parties with special facilities in the liglig area
▪ The main attraction of the liglig kot is the race that occurs every year. It should be pro-
moted and publicized. This should be connected to health and games.
▪ Natural and organic foods should be encouraged in the area. The local livestock should
be kept.
▪ The liglig race should be prioritizing from the central level. Athletes from national and
international level should be encouraged to participate in the liglig race. Online form for
the participation should be started so that many people from all over the globe could par-
ticipate.
▪ Mini Liglig race should be conducted in Kathmandu. Separate race should be conducted
for foreigner.
▪ The foot rail from the Chepe Ghat to the Ligligkot should be managed.

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▪ Other event should be organized. Such as cycling race and Horse race should be orga-
nized.
▪ Statue of Drabya Shah and park should be built for the historical and tourism promotion.
▪ Possibility of Paragliding should be studied.

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References
▪ Ligligkot Development Campaign (2074): a brochure of Liglige Daud, Palingtar, Gorkha

▪ FGD Sheet (2018): Complete Geo Engineering Solution Pvt. Ltd, Banasthali, Kathmandu
▪ Consultation with key personnel Purna Rana president of Ligligkot Development Cam-
paign
▪ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liglig
▪ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravya_Shah

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Annex: Socio-economic data collection sheet.

1. Location of the study area
Rural /Municipality: - Ward:-
Community: - District:-
GPS Location:-
Surrounding Location/community:
East: -West:-
North: - South:-
Topography and Drainage: -
Accessibility:-
2. Coverage of the Ligligkot

Municipality Ward Village No. of household No. of population
3. Ethnic Group of Ligligkot

S.N Ethnic Group Typical Community No. of households Population
4. Major Occupations
S.N Major occupation Output type/good or No. of households Population
service

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5. Historical and Cultural Heritage

S.N Name Location History and important Present sta-
tus
6. Working organization in Ligligkot

S.N Name of Organization Address Major Working area
7. Regular Activities throughout the year:

S.N Type of activities Working Group/Host Effectiveness What Next?
8. Lesson learned from past experience.
9. Existing Problems to be addressed.
10.Local’s willingness to participate community work.

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11. How can we develop our Ligligkot for our prosperity?
12.People perception and their expectation

S.N Expectation Immediate In a year In a 2 In a 5
years years
13. Support/Capacity building Activity necessary in Ligligkot.
14. Local people’s understanding about Historical place conservation and economic pros-
perity.
15. Details of Participants.

S.N Name Ward Community Position in any organization, Signature
if any
Name of Org. Position

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Figure 1. Location Map of Ligligkot, Gorakha............................................................................... 3

Table 1. Surrounding community of Ligligkot ............................................................................... 7

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1.1 Background of the study

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economic and Tourism Development of Ligligkot,Gorkha for Economic Prosperity” is pre-

1.2 Objectives of the study

▪ To review the history of Ligligkot and Late King DrabyaSaha,

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Chapter- II Brief Account on Ligligkot

2.1 Location and accessibility

Ligligkot: on Google Earth Image

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Figure 2. General topography of Ligligkot area

2.3 Climate and weather

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Figure 3. Annual temperature of Gorkha from 2009 to 2018 (Source: www.worldweatheronline.com)

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2.4 Existing Critical facilities

2.5 Socio-economic condition

Figure 5.Participation of Community people during FGD

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2.5.1 Coverage of Ligligkot

Figure 6. Tentative coverage of 700 liglig

Table 1. Surrounding community of Ligligkot

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2.5.2 Major Ethnic Group

Table 2. Major ethnic group in Ligligkot surrounding community

S.N Ethnic Group Typical Community

2.5.3 Major Occupation

Table 3. Major occupation in Ligligkot area

S.N Major occupation Output type/ goods or services

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S.N Major occupation Output type/ goods or services

2.6 History of Ligligkot

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Figure 7. Main Durbar located on Ligligkot

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Figure 8. Remanant wall of Main Durbar

Figure 9. 500 years old stone on wall of Durbar

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2.7 About Drabya Saha

Late King Drabya Shah

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Chapter- III Methodology

3.1 Extensive Desk Study and literature review

3.2 Field Survey

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Chapter- IV Status and future possibility of Tourism and Economic De-

4.1. Introduction to Tourism and Tourism industry

• Way of life of the people of distant land

• Dress, jewellery, dance, music, architecture

• Customs and traditions

• Fairs and festivals

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▪ Thrills of participating in an adventure