Namaste Falls ( ne,
नमस्ते झरना) is located in
Bhedetar village development committee of
Dhankuta district
Dhankuta District ( ne, धनकुटा जिल्ला) () is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The district covers an area of and has a population (2011) of 163,412. Dhankuta is the district headquarters of Dhan ...
. It is popular among domestic tourists. The falls are about 80 meters high. Domestic tourists from
Jhapa,
Dhankuta
Dhankuta ( ne, धनकुटा ) is a hill town and the headquarter of Koshi Zone located in Dhankuta District of Eastern Nepal. According to 2011 Nepal census, it has population of 26,440 inhabitants.
History
Until about 1963 Dhankuta Ba ...
,
Morang
Morang District ( ne, मोरङ जिल्ला ) is located in Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal. It is an Outer Terai district. It borders with Bihar, India to the South, Jhapa to the East, Dhankuta and Panchthar to the North, and Sunsar ...
and
Sunsari
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visit this falls in large. One can see a rainbow-like, seven-colour formation while standing close to the waterfall. It is in the shape of Namasthe. The falls are also frequently visited by researchers.
Geography
It is located 8 km away from
Vedatar
Bhedetar (translation: Sheep's Butte) is a village development committee in Dhankuta District in the Koshi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2643 people living in 513 individual households. It is 1 ...
.
Tourism
Tourism is common in the area. Along with the falls, Vedatar and Agricultural Research Station on Pakhribas are located nearby. However, there are no human settlements nearby.
Gallery
File:011. thats the Namaste waterfall.JPG, A full view of Namaste waterfall
File:04. Namaste waterfall in motion.JPG, A full view of Namaste waterfall
File:Namestefalls.JPG, A full view of Namaste waterfall
File:Namesthe waterfall.JPG, A full view of Namaste waterfall
File:Namaste Waterfall, Dhankuta (By Saroj Pandey).jpg, A full view of Namaste waterfall
See also
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List of waterfalls of Nepal
This is a list of waterfalls in Nepal. They are also called Jharana(Nepali-झरना) in local language.
List
References
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Nepal
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Waterfalls of Nepal