The former capital of the Magar kingdom of Tanahun, Tansen is a romantic medieval hill town, perched high above the kali gandaki river on the road between Butwal and Pokhara. The visitors fell easy to fill several days by exploring the town and by having some excellent walks in the hills. Until the raise of sahas , Tanahu was one of the most powerful kingdom in Nepal. Around the tansen there are the great views over the bowl-shaped Madi Valley.
A sheet of mist normally hangs over the valley till mid morning, earning its nickname 'White lake'. for sweeping himalayas views, head upto shreenagar dada, the forested peak above Tansen. You may get lost in the narrow jumbled streets of Tansen, but it will be a part of pleasure. The most important landmark is the sitalpati, the main market square. Sitalpati and Amar Narayan Mandir are places to visit, but the most important heritage of tansen is Tansen Darwar . This is probably the most striking building in tansen. The Durbar is now the administrative centre of local government. The large modern temple Bhagwati Mandir, shreenagar dada, Bhairav sthan temple are other attracting features of Tansen. Around tansen we can visit more popular tourism places such as Ranighat Durbar on the bank of the kali gandaki river,Ridi Bazar,the festival occurs in the feast day-'Magh shakranti'. On the 80 km northwest of Tansen in Syangja district the remote Gurung village 'Sirubari' has been developed as a destination for the cultural tourism. Far from a tacky tourist experience, this is like a rural homestay -accomodation and meals are provided by local farmers and the only way is on foot, via a four hour trek from Syangja on the siddartha highway. The village is full of traditional stone buildings.
In this way your journey from lumbini to Pokhara will be more memorable if you visit Tansen and Sirubari on the way.
Tansen, one of the most amazing place I visited
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