Dolakha District

In Dolakha, the roofless temple constitutes the idol of Bhimsen, which is triangular and made of rough stone.

The idol in the temple is said to resemble three different gods: Bhimeshwar in the morning, Mahadeva during the day and the Narayana in the evening.

Local legend has it that ages ago, 12 porters coming from elsewhere stopped at this spot and made three stone stoves to cook rice.

The miraculous things of Bhimsen statue of Dolakha include sweating fluid like drops of warm water.

[better source needed] From the point of view of Shree Bhimeshwar Shivapuran, there was a kingdom of Bhima that was blessed by God Brahma at the side of a mountain peak.

[2][better source needed] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dolakha District had a population of 186,557.

[5] Ethnicity/caste: 33.4% were Chhetri, 16.8% Tamang, 9.4% Newar, 9.2% Hill Brahmin, 9.0% Thami, 4.8% Sherpa, 4.3% Kami, 2.4% Jirel, 2.2% Damai/Dholi, 2.2% Sarki, 1.6% Magar, 1.5% Gharti/Bhujel, 1.0% Sunuwar, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Gurung, 0.2% Majhi, 0.2% Thakuri, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Rai and 0.3% others.

These are as follows:[9] Prior to the restructuring of the district, Dolakha consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees:

Terracotta Art
Shree Krishna
Map of the VDCs in Dolakha District