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Reading II

Read the following brochure, and do the activities that follow.

The cultural heritage of this district is
similar to that of Doti. The important
Curriculum Development Centre
aspects of the cultural heritage are the
dances such as Narsinga, Jhayali and
Deuda, These dances are typical to
this area, and performed during major
festivals.

Achham There are several important religious
places along the bank of the holy river
Mangalsen is the district Budhiganga, and along the
headquarters of Achham district, and conÀuence of Budhiganga and

it is 930 kilometers from Kathmandu. Saraswati. These are described in the
It is eight hours walk from Skanda Puran, one of the holy
Sanfebagar, a settlement in scriptures of the Hindus. They have
Achham which has a domestic potential scope for the development of
CDC religious tourism in Achham.
airport. A seasonal road exists from
Sanfebagar to Mangalsen, but it is
often closed during the monsoon.
However, a bridge under construction
in Sanfebagar across the Budhiganga
River, upon completion will allow
vehicles to cross the river even
during the high Àood season making

access easy between the airport and
district headquarters.

The major ethnic groups in the
district are Chhetris of Kunwar,
Swnar, Rawal, Bogati, Khati, Rokka,
Khatri, Kathayat, Bhandari, Bista,
Batala, Saud, Dhami, Bohara, and
Thakulla castes. There are also
Brahmins with Devkota, Bajagain,
Dhungana, Regmi, Joshi, Rijal,
Bhattarai, Bista, Dhakal and
Mudbhari castes.

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