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Najarpur (Nepali: नजरपुर) is a village in Rautahat district of Nepal,about 45 mi (or 73 km) South of Kathmandu, the country's capital city.
Contents
- Map of Najarpur Chandrapur 44515 Nepal
- Toponymy
- Shree Krishna Pranami Mandir Nijanda Dham
- Shree Krishna Pranami Community Primary School
- References
Map of Najarpur, Chandrapur 44515, Nepal
It is widely known by the name 'vegetarian village.' The population of the village is about 500 with about 110 houses. There lies magnificent Hindu temple on the hearth of village. All the villagers are strong supporter of Shree Krishna Pranami Sampradaya and are vegetarians. The village is declared prohibited for smoking, gambling and drinking from local authority. And, all the people of the village are literate and has been declared as 'literate village'.
Toponymy
The village was named Najarpur because this place was selected for settlements by most of the groups who migrated to Terai during 1950s. 'Najar' is a Nepali word meaning 'look' and 'pur' means 'place' in Nepali. Able to gain attention of many migrants for settlement who looked for new places to settle, this place was named 'Najarpur'.
Shree Krishna Pranami Mandir Nijanda Dham
The Najarpur mandir (also known as Pukhraj Dham, Sundar Dham and Pranami Mandir Najarpur) is one of the important
pilgrimage of Shree Krishna Pranami Sampradaya. It was built by new settlers who migrated to Najarpur during 1950s. By the passage of time, many reforms took place. By now, the temple has been able to gain a magnificent structure.The temple's structure is adjacent to "Pukhraj Parbat" -one of the peak in "Paramdham" as described in the holy book "Shree Tartam Sagar" of Nijananda sampradaya. The design was suggested and implemented by Pandit Shree Hem Prasad Dahal- a resident of the village and popular teacher of Nijananda sampradaya around Nepal.
Shree Krishna Pranami Community Primary School
Shree Krishna Pranami Community Primary School was established under the Najarpur mandir in 1999. Being first school in the district to implement Montessori teaching method, it been able to provide quality education and has obtained many awards and prizes. It is considered to be the best school in Rautahat District.