Dakshinkali Municipality covers Pharping and the surrounding settlements in southern Kathmandu District. Its nine current wards bring together the former village areas of Chalnakhel, Setidevi, Sheshnarayan, Dakshinkali, Chhaimale and Talku Dudechaur.
Choose an area to explore
- Pharping and Dollu: the municipal programme records Pharping in both Ward 5 and Ward 6. Dollu, Kshetrapal Temple and Nageshthan provide Ward 5 references; Phulchok–Manakamana is recorded in Ward 6.
- Chalnakhel and Setidevi: Ward 1 and Ward 2 share the Chalnakhel name. Tutepani in Ward 3 and Setidevi–Bansbari in Ward 4 have their own maps and local references.
- The former Dakshinkali and Chhaimale areas: Ward 7 includes the Usha Maiya Darbar programme reference; Ward 8 covers Chhaimale and its Jatipokhari reference.
- Talku and Dudechaur: Ward 9 has a detailed municipal tourism study covering the historic Dakshinkali temple, Dandikhel, Gupteshwor Mahadev and Chaukot Devi.
Temples, caves and Pharping’s traditions
The municipal tourism study describes the wider area through Dakshinkali, Sheshnarayan, Bajrayogini and Gorakhnath religious sites, Asura Cave, monasteries and Pharping’s traditional jatras. Its temple stories are local religious traditions; proposed buildings and visitor projects are not evidence of present opening arrangements.
The current nine-ward map differs from older municipal numbers and from the former village ward numbers. Use a specific temple, tol or village name alongside the current ward when checking an address. The separate historic Dakshinkali site in Ward 9 is distinguished in the tourism study from the later temple location.
Return to the map above to select a ward and follow its local guide.