Friends in this lesson i am giving detailed information about the historical gorkha palace of nepal.If you want to know a out this gorkha palace read this lesson in full. The historical gorkha palace is located in the gorkha district of nepal.Prithvi narayan shah unified the vast nepal by staying in this palace.There are various theories about how the name of this gorkha palace came to be gorkha.One such theories is that the name gorkha came to be after the ascetic gorakhnath the god of health of the gorkha people. According to another theory since gorkha was a place of protection for cows and a large number cows were raised in this place at that time the name of this place gradually came to be gorkha.According to another saying cow is called gau in sanskrit language.Similarly the grazing area for cows is called kharka.There was a cows farm in that place and there was a grazing area for cows all round that farm.Thus it is said that the name gorkha is a combination of the two sanskrit words gau and kharka.Since there was a large area for raising cows in that place that place was called gorkha.In this way the place where cows were always taken to graze is called gau kharka in nepali and later it is believed that the name gorkha gradually came to be used in the popular speech from gau kharkha.In nepali the name of the place where cows were taken for grazing became gau kharka and gau kharka the name of the local place gradually became gorkha and later the name of the district also changed from the local place to gorkha.After the merger of the kingdoms the palace of that gorkha district has become a commercial place. Friends today i am giving you information about gorkha palace of gorkha district. Gorkga palace is also the birthplace of king prithvi narayan shah the unification activist of nepal.In this regard i will give you all the information about wher to go to gorkha palace of to go and what is inside the palace in this lesson.Gorkha palace is called gorkha durbar in nepali.Gorkha palace is located in gorkha district and is located on the top of a high hill.There is a gorakhakali temple on the west side of gorkha palace.This gorkha palace is the birthplace of king prithvi narayan shah who made a significant contribution to nation building.The most important object of that palace is the inscriptions there.The gorkha palace can be clearly seen from the hill on the other side of the hill leading to the gorkha palace.King prithvi narayan shah also got inspiration to unify the state from the ascetic gorakhanath.After i went a little further from there the road to ram sha’s chautari and tallo kot comes.In nepali sitting place or platform is called chautari.It is said that ram shah used to separate justice and injustice sitting on this chautari or platform.It is said that he used to srparate justice and others sitting on the platform and provide justice to the innocent people.That platform can be seen made of large stone.A picturesque views around the palace looks very beautiful.
About 250 years ago prithvi narayan was born in this palace on the hill.It can be said how such a small king imagined great nepal.Friends when we talk about prithvi narayan shah we are reminded of the gorkha palace.Drabya shah became the king as the first shah dynasty king in bikram sambat 1616.He ascended the throne and conquered the gorkha kingdom.After drabya shah his descendants purna shah,chhatra shah, Ram shah,dambar shah,krishna shah, rudra shah,prithvipati shah,nara bhupal shah,prithvi narayan shah.Prithvi narayan was born on the 27th of the month of paush as the eldest son of king nara bhupal shah and queen kaushalyawati.At that time nepal was divided into more than 52 small kingdoms At that time due the influence of the british empire in india there was hostility between the various states.The british who ruled india also started to look at nepal.But prithvi narayan shas defeated the british with bravery and drove them out of nepal.The gorkha palace looks very beautiful.In any case prithvi narayan shah was determined to attack all the small states of nepal that were fragmented and merge them into a large nepal state.Leter he attacked those small states and left after creating a large nepal.A beautiful staircase has been built to reach the top of the palace on the peak of the hill.Not only that you can see a large and strong wall built to prevent enemies from attacking.Afyer going a little further you can find the the gorakhnath cave. Gorakhnath used to meditate there.It is prohibited to take photos and videos near that cave.The former gorkha palace has now become a tourist attraction.After reaching there you can see that there is also a quadrangular palace inside the gorkga palace.While walking around there is an office called the gorkha palace care center inside this palace.We can also reach the palace from the other side which is the palace where prithvi narayan shah ruled.Friends now i will go to another hill to show you the entire views of the palace.The views there are beautiful. Gorkha palace can be seen on the top of a high hill.From a security point of views this palace area is located at a high place and is very suitable.Because this palace is on the top of a hill.There is a very difficult path to go up from the other side and one lane leading there is completely closed.
Therefore it can be seen as a suitable place from a security point of view.Just above the gorkga palace is the lower matket and the house where prithvi narayan shah was born place can be seen. Currently this palace can be known as the gorkha museum.Not only this that palace can be known by name of tallo durbar in nepali.Two big cannons can be seen placed on the right and left sides of the main entrance of this palace to protect it from enemies.When entering the palace the area looks beautiful and peaceful. Since this palace is a historical palace we are proud to have come here.To be honest it is impossible to enter such a place This palace was built during the reign of king rajendra shah.This palace is located in pokharithok market and is also known as the lower palace.This palace is built in a storied style.It can be said that this palace is famous as an excellent example of wood and art of the shah period.In that palace Nepali style windows and doors are richly carved with symbols of mangal, swastika, pitcher,Vulture etc can be seen in abundance.Two historical cannons can be seen at main entrance of the lower palace which was built in bikram sambat 1850 during the reign of rana bahadur shah.The top of this cannon was made in bikram sambat 1850 and placed at the msin entrance which increased the dignity of the palace.Inside thete is a square in the middle of the four-storey palace.The palace there has three floors and four floors including the main entrance of the south side.Spread over an area of 30 square meters this palace has 32 rooms,92 one-way and 13 three-way,105 windows and 62 doors and a total of 5 corridors,1 external and 4 internal.The brick found during the renovation of this palace is there.According to the records in the palace and the record on that brick are the same.This palace is believed to have been built in 1896 by telia daji appa.In terms of structure the design of this palace looks similar to another palace.
After the information about gorkha palace i will give information about the gorkha museum.Various types of information can be seen displayed in the gorkha museum. This information is above the the ground floor.Vatious pictures and paintings there reflect the history of gorkha.Here you can see artistic pottery where original styles pottery is decorated.In this museum garden and children’s park was open to the general public from 25th ashwin bikram sambat 2064.Then it was operated as gorkha museum on 19th jestha 2065. This museum currently has 12 exhibition rooms such as docunentary room,artistic pottery room,painting room,different caste room,introduction room of shah kings of gorkha state,king prithvi narayan shah birth chart room,weapons room,pushpika wakya room,religious room,religious pottery room,lichchhavi stupa room, muscial instrument room and idol room etc.This multi-purpose museum helps various understand the historical, archaelogical,religious,culture and others diverse dimensions of gorkha.The main objective of this museum is to expand and develop various materials and exhibition rooms as well as other facilities.Talking about this palace museum area this museum is open every monday to saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.This museum is usually closed on sundays.The entry fee to this museum is different for foreigner and nepalis.The entry fee for nepalis is Rs 30 per person.Similarly to entry this museum is free for children up to the age of 14.Due to various inconveniences the museum remains closed on sunday.A blackboard is also kept in the museum.The blackboard on the museum reads”this country was not created by my small suffering,it is a common flower garden created by the suffering of all nepalis,all consciousness”.A beautiful garden has been created inside the museum to attack more tourists.In fact if you look closely the museum serms to be built in the shah style.The windows and doors of the palace also have carved statues various gods and goddess.Entering the gorkha museum nepali cultures are reflected in this museum.Locayed in gorkha district the gorkha museum building was built by king rajendra bikram shah in 1896.To get to the gorkha palace if you go left from hanumanganj you will reach siddha paila. Then you will reach the upper kot or mathillo kot and while from the right path you can go to kalika temple gorkha palace and gorakhnath.Gorkha palace the birthplace of napali nationality is located at an altitude of about 1450 meters above sea level.After the end of monarchy historical sites including gorkha palace have been converted into tourist attractions.Tourists who reach gorkha palace can visit rare temples,monasteries and temples built during the shah dynasty. This historically important gorkha palace was damaged by the great earthquake that occurred in the year 2072 bikram sambat.Although the reconstruction of the main palace is in the process eorship and sacrifices are still going on.Friends how did you like the information about the historical gorkha palace?Follow this website to get other such information.Also do not forget to share it even if it is just to reach others.
