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Badegaon is a village in the Thaiba VDC, of the Lalitpur District of Nepal. Badegaon is situated in the foothill of Phulchowki. It is about 5 km south of Patan. It has five wards. Buddha Madhyamik Vidyalaya is in ward no. 3. It has one health post with 24 hours emergency service. Ex-Prime Minister & Nepali congress Leader Krishna Prasad Bhattarai has just settled down in one of the jungle in badegaon.
One of the great Buddha stupa out of seven lies in this village. Initially the name of the place is called Bandeshpur. It has one jungle which is of religious importance. It is said that it has got nine stoney bhairab temple at its top and one can vies Nyatapola mandir of bhaktapur from it. This is more like a moat surrounded place. even some artifacts can be seen at the site. Once in a landslide, at the south-east part of this jungle, a thick and very ancient wall was found but is taken of no care and is lied as it is. Historical value of the site is not given consideration neither by the local authority or government.
To the east of Badegaon village is Swetbarahi, one of the four barahi of Kathmandu valley. People from the village celebrate Swetbarahi Jatra twice in a year.
Some common festivals that are celebrated by local people:
start of festival: Gathemangal; a demon is from each small neighbourhood (local name is TOLE) is dumped and later burned. , naag panchami: It is the day when serpants are worshiped. , Juga, dashain, tihar, krishna janmastami, Gaijatra, janai purnima, yomari purnima, maghe sankranti, shree panchami, holi purnima, chaita dashai, ram nawomi and buddha purnima.
Some touristic place and culture to see in badegaon: swet-barahi bhairab jungle Traditional buildings Traditional food Wood and metal carvings Traditional hand looms for handicrafts