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Bhaktapur’s Madhyapur Thimi launches ‘Night Heritage Walk’ to promote tourism

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BHAKTAPUR: Madhyapur Thimi Municipality in Bhaktapur has launched the ‘Night Heritage Walk’ under the Destination Madhyapur Campaign. The night tour aims to promote cultural and historic heritages in this ancient city. According to Mayor Madan Sundar Shrestha, the local government has launched a campaign to restore the heritages in the city and promote the heritage areas as tourist destinations. “During the course of this campaign, heritages buried under the earth were restored." "Cultural festivals like Jatra were revived and we want to send the message that Madhyapur Thimi offers your day as well as night walks and the city is also safe for night tourism. More, we want to deliver the message that development of night tourism falls on the priority of Madhyapur Thimi,” Mayor Shrestha said. Madhyapur Thimi offers the views of both tangible and intangible heritages. The artefacts in Thimi provide the meaning of life philosophy as well and one can have a different feeling while being a part of night tourism. The city looks lively at night. Usually, groups of people are seen enjoying traditional and cultural songs, some are seen dancing, some having a chat on the pavement and in the public resting place (Pati). "The atmosphere of Madhyapyur Thimi is soothing, it is safe for night tourism and the visitor can enjoy its sublime beauty,” he argued, adding that through the promotion of night walk, the local government wants to deliver the same message to the public. "Madhyapur is a peaceful and safe place. We want to give the message that it is safe to take a walk around even after the evening until 9:00 pm," Mayor Shrestha said. The beautiful scene of the Balkumari Temple that meets one's eyes after the climb atop the hillock from the Shankhadhar Sakhwa area mesmerises the beholder. The lamps burning in every lamp-hole around the pond near the temple add beauty to the place in the evening. On top of this, the singing of 'Bhajans' and 'kirtans' by locals on the premises of the Bishnubir Temple highlight the cultural and religious milieu of the town.