Holiest River of Western Nepal

Seti River is also known as SetiKhola, where seti means “white” and khola means “river”. This is the holiest river of western Nepal, which is fed by snow of Machhapuchre and Annapurna mountains. It is also worshiped as the form of Lord Vishnu (Hindu God) by the Hindu peoples.

The Seti Khola rises on the South East slopes of Machhapuchhare and then flows south, as a fairly typical Nepalese mountain river, It is a dammed for Hydro Electic power just above Pokhara and then shortly afterwards it disappears into a deep and very narrow chasm to go underground and then reappear again in a wide valley a few kilometers below pokhara – be warned though , the river disappears underground yet again, about 16km below Pokhara –so be careful where you get in the Upper Seti Khola above Pokhara is described separately.

The river is also famous because it is connected with some of holy places and stories of hindu mythology as like Mahabharata (an epic of hindu).It rises from the base of the Annapurna massive, and passes through the limestone gorge of beautiful Pokhara valley and Damauli to join the Trisuli River near Devghat. It makes more excitement for those who look down to the Seti George from the top of the cliff. It is also famous for rafting and has unspoiled greenish jungle scenery, excellent bird watching site, local cultural heritage and beautiful clean beaches, many small and undemanding rapids. This is one of the additional sites that makes natural environment of Nepal more beautiful.