Due to the lack of promotional materials at the main entrance of Bardiya National Park, many tourists who are unaware of the Tharu Museum return after visiting the forest area.
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The Tharu Cultural Museum, located in Thakurdwara, the headquarters of Bardiya National Park in western Nepal, has been overlooked by tourists due to its lack of visibility. The museum is decorated with statues and decorative artefacts from the ancient civilization of Tharu culture.
Although the Tharu Museum has become an attractive place for study for domestic and foreign history students, other tourists have returned after observing the forest area without getting information. Tourists say that due to the lack of promotional posters, displays and other materials at the main entrance to the park, tourists have not been informed about the Tharu Museum. Tourism entrepreneur Mohan Chaudhary said that if the staff informs visitors through displays at the park headquarters to promote the Tharu Museum, further attraction will increase and tourist interest will increase. Tourists who have already received information have been visiting the Tharu Museum with other visitors.
The Tharu Cultural Museum is located near the main gate of Thakurdwara, the headquarters of Bardiya National Park. Domestic and foreign tourists who come here do not find anyone who does not get attracted when visiting. The Tharu Cultural Museum is becoming a center of attraction for tourists. When entering the park, the first thing that visitors see is the museum. The park has stated that 20 to 40 percent of tourists who come here to observe wildlife enter the museum.
The Department of National Parks and Wildlife established the Tharu Cultural Museum in Thakurdwara in 2057 BS after the Department of National Parks and Wildlife took cultural diversity as a form of conservation. Senior Conservation Officer of the park, Saroj Mani Poudel, said that the number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting the center has increased since the establishment of this center. “The park has not been able to put up a display due to lack of budget,” he said. “We have requested the municipality and the tourism board to put up a display.”
The Bardiya National Park has stated that a fee of Rs 50 is charged for Nepalis and Rs 100 for foreigners to visit the Tharu Museum Center. The officer, Poudel, informed that there are 238 types of materials reflecting Tharu culture in this center. Tourism entrepreneur Ramji Thapa says that it is equally important to preserve culture through cultural conservation along with tourism promotion. Although the Tharu Museum has been established in Bardiya, a district with a 51 percent Tharu majority, locals say that tourism entrepreneurs here should show more interest in promoting it.
