" SWARGADWARI"

Long back, Viddyadhara (writer of the religious text) and gods got heavenly pleasure through their meditation and performing Yagyan at this place. Since then, Vedic Yagyan with a Vedic slogan known as “Yagyan vai Vishnu” (Flames as Lord Vishnu) has been continuously going on till date for 117 years. On the basis of that principle, his holiness Swami Shree Hansananda Giri Sworgadwari Mahaprabhu set up a Vedic Yagyan in this place and started Panchmahayagyan. Myth further says the king of gods; Indra had also performed Yagyan in Satya Yuga at this place. Sworgadwari, a place of Hindu pilgrimage lies almost 26 km. west of Khalanga Bazaar, the district headquarter of Pyuthan.

Sworgadwari area is also rich in biodiversity with significant stands of rhododendron and other flora and fauna. On the clear days the top of the Sworgadwari hill offers panoramic views of various Himalayan mountain ranges. Sworgadwari thus has the great potentialities to attract the western tourist also. Sworgadwari is Approximately 450 km. and about 12-13 hours drive from Kathmandu via Butwal, Bhalubang. It can be entered from India via Krishnanagar, Mahendranagar etc.

The destination “Sworgadwari” is situated at the North-West corner of Pyuthan, with the large area comprising forest, villages, and small market. Sworgadwari is one of the few “of the beaten track” destinations in Nepal which is holy a hilly destination. The holy river Mandavi has been flowing from the downside on the lap of the Sworgadwari, where various adventure activities can be conducted to attract the domestic as well as foreign tourists. Sworgadwari can be visited at any time of the year, while the climate of Sworgadwari varies from tropical to moderate. Domestic as well as Indian pilgrims to the Sworgadwari shrine comprise the largest segment of visitors. It is reported that over 15000 pilgrims visit the shrine each year. Sworgadwari itself is at an altitude of about 7000 feet make a night stop at Vhingri and return same day or next day after visiting the Sworgadwari.