Report should be written that we saw or visit. Only three things should be written in report
i. Fact
ii. Feeling
iii. Feedback
On the same basis I have written a report of our visit to pathibhara temple(taplejung)
1. Objectives of the Visit
The Educational Excursion that we carried out in a religious historical site aimed at the following objectives:
v To collect the information about the physical condition of the temple and its surrounding,
v To find out the environmental condition of the entire temple.
v To collect the information about the initiatives and efforts taken for the conservation and promotion of the temple.
v To worship
2. Activities carried out at the spot
To meet the above-mentioned objectives, following activities were performed at the spot:
i. Questionnaire/ Interview
Questionnaire/ Interview were the effective tool that we applied at the spot to succeed our visit. To collect the required information to meet the scheduled objectives, we asked questions the persons those whom we met there. Mostly, priest, local people, vendors, security personnel and visitors were the source persons for us.
ii. Observation
During the visit, we observed the temple, statues, its surrounding, physical environment, plantation, waste management, toilets, source of drinking water etc.
iii. Consulting the old Data/Information
So far as possible, we tried to collect the information/data that were already available at the spot for our visit. We collected the information from stone inscriptions, metal inscriptions, religious banners and also, we asked about the origin of temple to the Pujari and local peoples
3. Findings of the visit
There are many different historical places in Nepal. Among them all we visited pathibhara temple of taplejung in Mechi zone. It is situated in the lap of Himalayas. After the long journey by bus we finally reached to our destination. After getting there we did rest that day in hotel and move towards temple the day after. After walking 2 and half hours we reached to the temple of pathibhara mata. There we did puja in temple and pujari putted tika to us. Then we visited around the temple, beside there were two big nets to collect and filter water. The cloud coming from down of the hill get collapsed in that net and water comes out from there. There were several tanks to collect water and there were two big tanks of 2000 liter each to collect water. While visiting temple we meet with one old person and asked some questions and we also asked about the origin of the temple and he said that it was the place to rear sheep and goat. One night one person was sleeping in his shed with his sheeps then suddenly one small girl along with old sage and said you don’t have your sheeps along with you in your shed and if you give me two sheeps of my choice then all your sheeps will come back in your shed then that man agreed to give two sheeps to her. Then when he waked up next morning and saw two sheeps were not there. From that time, they started to worship her by saying pathibhara Bhagwati. He also said that there is a pond of blood down the hill where the temple is now situated.
4. conclusion and suggestion
It was my best and memorable journey ever I had. It was very beautiful place. There was too cold and there was no facility of proper toilet. Dust and rappers of biscuits, chocolates and other items were thrown in ground. Waste was not managed properly. The road to go there is not managed well and it is sleepery. Government should give more attention in development of such historical and religious place. If there was proper facility of everything then it may be good source of income by tourism development.
