Bagmati
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Bagmati is a holy river flowing from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, although it is very polluted nowadays. The river starts from Bagdwar (Bag Tiger, dwar gate) on the northern hills of Kathmandu valley and flows through the heart of Kathmandu city. The temple of Lord Pashupatinath is located on the banks of Bagmati river. All other rivers in the valley flow into Bagmati river. Bagmati flows out of the valley through the gorge of Chovar, on the south of the valley. The Dakshinkali temple complex is at the entrance to this gorge.
Also the Chovar gorge cuts through the Mahabharat Range, also called the Lesser Himalaya. This 2,000 to 3,000 meter range is the southern limit of the "middle hills" across Nepal, an important cultural boundary between distinctive Nepali and more Indian cultures and languages, as well as a major geological feature.
The basin of the Bagmati River, including the Kathmandu Valley, lies between the much larger Gandaki basin to the West and the Kosi Basin to the east. These adjacent basins extend north of the main Himalayan range and cross it in tremendous gorges, in fact the Arun tributary of the Kosi extends far into Tibet. The smaller Bagmati rises some distance south of the Himalaya. Without glacial sources, its flow is more dependent on rainfall, becoming very low during the hot season (April to early June), then peaking during the summer monsoon season. In these respects the Bagmati system resembles the (West) Rapti system lying between the Gandaki basin and the Karnali basin in the far west of Nepal.
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