How Phewa Lake Originated? - A Legend
Once upon a time there was a village called ' Panchaase ', where there lived two gods. They were Bhayer and Barah . Both of them were the most respected and well-preached gods of that place. One day both these gods were unable to control their instinct of explicit proud and started arguing, who is of more importance and of more value to the people? Then what they decided was really the turning point in the story of creation of Lake Phewa . Both had a solution to this argument, which said that the one who wins the fight of power would be declared as the winner and hence mightier of the two. After this they started to fight with all the might and power they had. The fight lasted for long years and after a tiresome struggle the god Bhayer out powered the god Barah . After this shameful defeat the god Barah felt insulted to stay in that place and thought of emigrating to some another place. He shifted to a place called ‘ Mathum ’ which is the origination plac...