Number of pilgrims increase in Mustang
An increasing number of pilgrims are thronging various religious sites in Mustang and Myagdi districts.
According to Muktinath Development Committee, more than 1,000 pilgrims have entered Mustang
district within the past one week.
Earlier, only about 40-50 pilgrims used to arrive, said Rudra Sharma Poudel of the committee.
Chief of Annapurna Conversation Area Project’s Jomsom branch Parash Bikram Singh said more pilgrims
are visiting Galeshworof Myagdi, Muktinath Temple, Jawalamai, Kagbeni, Damodarkunda and other
religious spots.
Singh said that not only is the number of domestic tourists arriving to pray at the temples on the rise, an increasing number of foreign tourists are also visiting Mustang.
He said favorable weather conditions and accessibility of transport facility are to be credited for the increasing number of pilgrims and foreign tourists. ......
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