Standing on the flat terrain of Lumbini, the land of Buddha, when the eyes were drawn to the infinite horizon to the north, a wonderful thirst would awaken within the heart – to have the cool breeze of Karnali wipe the sweat from the forehead and to behold one's own reflection in the pure blue waters of 'Rara', the celestial nymph hidden within the womb of the mountains.
As poet Bhupi Sherchan said, remembering Nepal's diversity, this was a wonderful opportunity to weave together the different colors of life scattered from the flat plains of the Terai to the remote mountain caves of Karnali into a single thread.
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