Kulananda Dhakal was the most famous priest and astrologer of

Prithvi Narayan Shah Maharajadhiraj Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723–1775) ( ne, श्री ५ बडामहाराजाधिराज पृथ्वीनारायण शाह देव) was the last ruler of the Gorkha Kingdom and first monarch of the ...

who united

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

. Allegedly following his advice, the King could win the battles after he lost so many times. According to the legend, Kulananda Dhakal performed a religious ritual of shakti anusthan, charged the weapons to be used in the warfare with mantras, and calculated the exact time at which to start the battle. He is considered a common ancestor by all the

Dhakal Dhakal ( ne, ढकाल ) is a Bahun (बाहुन)/Kshetri(क्षेत्री) surname found in Nepal and in some parts of India (Uttarakhand, Sikkim). They are pahari people and of Indo-Aryan origin. The Dhakals are believed to be ...

s. Ek Nath Dhakal, former Minister for Co-operatives and Poverty Alleviation and Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, Government of Nepal who born in Borlang, Gorkha is a great-grandson of Kulananda Dhakal. The advisors of Prithvinarayan like Harivamsa Upadhyaya and the astrologer Kulananda Dhakal counseled before war.

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