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Haleshi

Table of Contents

Culture and History / Travel to Haleshi, visa requirements / Get around / Haleshi attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Haleshi souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Haleshi nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get out

Heleshi (often referred to by its Tibetan name Maratika) is located in in Khotang district in east Nepal and is a popular pilgrimage site for adherants of Tibetan Buddhism.

Culture and History

Haleshi is the name of the village nearest to the site of sacred caves where Padmasambhava and his consort undertook three months of ritual that resulted in them attaining a state beyond life and death. Consequently, the caves are associated with practices pertaining to longevity.

Travel to Haleshi & Visa Requirements

Tours & Getting around Haleshi

Haleshi attractions and sightseeing

Haleshi city tours

Haleshi souvenirs & shopping

Haleshi Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Haleshi nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs

Haleshi cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels & lodging

Get out

This page was last edited at 21:51, on 23 February 2007 by Stacy Hall. Based on work by Wikitravel user(s) WindHorse and Jonboy and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.

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