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Ghalegaun (2095m) and Ghanpokhara (2158m) are traditional Gurung villages nestled in the lap of the Annapurna range. The villages are predominantly inhabited by the Ghyabre Gurung of this region. The villages offer a peek into the culture of Gurungs at their home-stays and through cultural programs. The local people also perform traditional Ghatu, Krishna Charitra, Jhankri Lama Dances for visitors dressed in traditional attire. One of the earliest settlements of the Gurungs, Ponjyu village falls in Ghalegaun VDC, while the Ghyabre Ghar, which is the ancestral home of traditional Gurung priests, and the ancestral home of Gurung kings at Kolasonthar, are in Ghanpokhara VDC. There are Gurung pilgrimage sites in and around this region, including the Samba Chhyoling Gompa at Nassar Danda. Devotees throng Ghalegaun during Maghe Sangranti, when a fair is held at Uttar Kanya Temple .
The villages offer spectacular mountain views when weather is clear. The peaks that can be seen from Ghalegaun and Ghanpokhara are Annapurna range, Lamjung, Ganesh Himal, Manaslu among others. The area has green pastures of grasslands and rich in fauna including medicinal herbs, rhododendron forests. Various kinds of Himalayan birds and wild animals are also found here. Visitors can also visit honey-hunting sites in Ghanpokhara in the villages.
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