Banglachuli Lake

Among the various tourist heritages of Dang Banglachuli Lake is quite significant for the view point of sightseeing of the mountainous range from, observation of the rural hilly settlements, study and preservation of biodiversity and trekking. The local people also call this hill top ‘Jhankri Dungako Lek’ (The Hill Top of shaman stone), where black stones can be seen that is believed to have been triggered by a Jhakri (shaman). According to folk belief the hill top has been named ‘Banglachuli’ since ‘Bangla’ means huge and ‘Chuli’ means peak. It is supposed to be the highest hill top of the area.

            Many years back the peak used to be surrounded by huge jungle of oak trees but gradually the jungle eroded. Consequently the 12/15 households of the dalits (Especially the traditional shoemakers) were forced to shift away from this place due to the lack of sufficient agricultural yielding. In around 2015/16 BS, some white people had laid the landmark and had put white banner but now the marking pillar has been taken off. Just a bamboo marking has been put up there to mark the place.