3,500 tourists visit Panauti Museum

Kathmandu, Aug. 7: Kavrepalanchok, Aug 6: A total of 3,500 foreign tourists visited the museum established in the Indreshwar temple complex in Panauti in the past year.

This museum is the first and only museum in the district. According to the head of the museum, Rajendra Mahaju, the number of tourists who visited the museum in the last fiscal year is the highest for several past years. 

The number was 4,000 visitors in the previous fiscal year but also including domestic tourists.

The museum was established about 15 years ago as a repository of various artefacts reflecting religious, historical and cultural significance of the historical town of Panauti. Old coins, paper currency notes, and locally used household items are also on display in the museum along with sculptures from the Malla period, Shah period, woodwork samples, various costumes and old weapons from ancient times.

The municipality office is taking initiatives to get Panauti listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.(RSS)