Mahadevasthan

Mahadevasthan
महादेवस्थान
Village Development Committee
Nickname(s): Halesi, Maratika
Country    Nepal
Zone Sagarmatha Zone
District Khotang District
Population (1991)
  Total 2,343
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Mahadevasthan is a village and Village Development Committee in Khotang District in the Sagarmatha Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,343 persons living in 453 individual households.[1]

Mahadevasthan is the location of the Halesi-Maratika caves, a popular pilgrimage destination for both Hindus and Himalayan Buddhists.

References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.


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