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unbearable for Gopal and he died. Other Gopals saw and informed Lord Krishna and
Shivalinga (Jyotirlinga) was established by Lord Krishna. The temple was made by
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the King Dharma Dutta. The queen of Shiva Singh Malla in 14 century and king
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Pratap Malla in the 17 century renovated this temple.
Mount Everest

Mount Everest is the highest peak of the world. It is located in the Mahalangur
mountain range. Out of the 14 peaks above the altitude of 8,000 m in the world, 8 are
in Nepal including Everest. The height of Mt. Everest is 8,848m. Michael Karz named
it the “Third Pole” due to its extreme height similar to the North Pole and the South
Pole. The summit was first conquered by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund
Hillary in BS 2010 (1953 AD).

Mt. Everest (Sagarmatha)
In the past, Mt. Everest was known as Peak XV but it was named Everest officially
in BS 1922 (1856 AD) after the name of colonel Sir George Everest, the British
Surveyor of the peak. Later Itihaas Shiromani (Great historian) Baburam Acharya
named Sagarmatha in BS 2013 (1956 AD). It is called by different names in different
countries. The Tibetans call it Chomolungma (mother of the universe), the Chinese
call it Zhumulangma Feng.
Every year many tourists visit Nepal to see and climb Mt. Everest. It has contributed
to enhance the glory of the country and the economy. Nepal is known to the world as
the country of Mount Everest. In this way, Mt. Everest is the pride of Nepal.

Activity

Prepare any one model of national pride and show it to your teacher.

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