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Academician, historian and cultural scholar Jagman Gurung has said that the three-tier government needs to pay attention to the conservation and research of the Handiganga area.

Inaugurating the general assembly of Kailashkoot Social Campaign at Kathmandu Metropolitan City-5 in Handigaon on Saturday, September 21, he said that the importance of Kailashkoot in Handigaon is even more important among the three major palaces of the Licchavi Era, namely Managriha, Bhadradivas and Kailashkoot.

Gurung said that the historic Kailashkoot building, which has three sections and seven floors, can accommodate 10,000 people in one meeting room and it was from this palace that Anshu Verma ruled.

He pointed out the need to establish a museum by collecting the ancient records of Handigaon, Maligaon and Dhumravaraha.

Professor Prayagraj Sharma said that Handigaon is an ancient and historical place in Nepal based on history, heritage and the Jatra festival. He expressed the view that Handigaon gained the fame of ancient sculptures, inscriptions and the Kailashkoot Palace on the basis of archaeological evidence.

Ward Chairman of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City-5, Birendra Prajapati, informed that the Metropolitan City has launched a campaign to give vitality to Handigaon. He said that the Road Festival has been started in the Handigaon area for the last one year to recognize the heritage, culture and identity of the ancient city.

Prajapati appealed for everyone’s cooperation for the development of the Handigaon area, which is the heritage of Lichchhavi Era, as the metropolis is preparing a detailed project report (DPR) to find public land and use it for the benefit of Ward residents.

Senior journalist Mohan Mainali and Kailashkoot Social Campaign Chairman Mahesh Kumar Shrestha said that the campaign is running with the aim of ‘love everyone and serve everyone’.

On that occasion, Ramdas Maharjan, who has been active in the protection of ancient and traditional musical instruments since 2010, was honored with a cash prize.