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festival which coincides with Ghode Jatra, portable shrines containing the images of various Ajimā mother goddesses are carried on the shoulders of their attendants and assembled at
Tundikhel for an ancient ceremony. During the event which takes place late at night amid musical bands, flaming torches
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Tundikhel is also the place where the people of
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period. It serves multiple purposes as a military parade ground, horse race track, spot for religious festivals, rock concert venue, public park and cattle grazing ground. Tundikhel has also been described as
Kathmandu's lungs as the large field provides fresh air in the midst of the city congested
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soldiers were assembled here before being shipped out to distant battlefields. A large tree stood at the center which was
Tundikhel's symbol. Known as Khariko Bot or Chākalā Simā (Round Tree), it was used by Nepal's heads of state and government to make major proclamations. The tree and circular
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The story goes that the man-eating
Gurumapa was pacified and brought to Kathmandu from a nearby forest where he used to live. But after some time, he went back to his old ways and began terrorising the townspeople and taking away children. The people finally succeeded in persuading him with the
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is one of the spectacular events held at
Tundikhel and takes place around March. The main event consists of horse races, a tradition that goes back centuries to a king who ordered that horses be made to gallop across the field to trample the spirit of a resident demon into the ground. Various
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Tundikhel is also steeped in folklore. Deities and demons are said to have walked here in mythological times. A number of religious festivals are held here, and many sacred shrines are located on the perimeter.
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promise of an annual feast to move out of the city and live at
Tundikhel. So every year on the full moon night in March, a pile of boiled rice and buffalo meat is left on the open ground for him to feast on.
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became a positive trend and started to sprawl across the Nation. So that we can find many
Tundikhel(Play ground) in other districts as well.
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and one of its most important landmarks. The field is rectangular in shape and has a north-south orientation. It lies between
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According to one of the most popular folk tales told in the Kathmandu Valley, Tundikhel is the dwelling place of the giant
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limits. The entire clan comes together for the annual picnic which consists of a religious ceremony and a grand feast.
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with houses. The townspeople throng Tundikhel in the mornings and evenings to enjoy the breeze and exercise.
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platform were removed in the mid-1960s. In 1960, a small aircraft even landed on the grass field. The
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was in Nepal to provide support to the Swiss expedition which made the first successful climb of
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