'Lady Rider' on Mayadevi Marg

10 lady riders from the 'Duipangre Queens Community' of Kathmandu spent 4 hours on a 39 km long motorcycle journey to promote tourism by promoting Ama Mayadevi Sutkeri Marg.

Poush 5, 2081

Manoj Poudel

'Lady Rider' on Mayadevi Marg

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She gets excited when asked to ride a bike. Neither the sun nor the rain. Tulsa Pahadi from Satdobato, Lalitpur, creates an 'itenary' as soon as the topic of riding a motorcycle comes up. The 29-year-old 'lady bike rider' Pahadi is surprised to find peace and spiritual feeling during this 'ride'.

 

Rajukmar Siddharth was born on the way when Rani Mayadevi was pregnant and on her way to Maita to give birth. Later he was brought to the palace through the same route. At this time, 10 women 'bike riders', including Tulsa, traveled through the route of Mayadevi returning to the palace after giving birth.

'The feeling and excitement of breastfeeding after the birth of the baby made our journey unforgettable,' Tulsa added, 'Spiritual strength was accumulated.' Another member of the 'Lady Rider' group, Sonam Shahi, who lives in Kathmandu Chabahil, also said that she felt the same as Tulsa.

'Even after 2600 years, this road is still difficult,' she said, 'How difficult was it then?' ' said. 

10 lady riders from the two-wheeled queens community of Kathmandu have taken a motorcycle trip on this route to promote tourism by promoting Mother Mayadevi Sutkeri Marg. They have always been riding bikes on the dirt road, but this time they have crossed the dusty road of Sutkeri Marg.

Everyone was unanimous that this trip brought 'peace of mind'. Organized by Buddhist Circuits.com, these 10 women motorcyclists started their journey following the Sutkeri Marg from Mayadevi Temple South Gate in Lumbini. 

Their 'ride' was from Lumbini to Niglihwa via Padaria, Manauri, Siwalwa, Bijuwa, Sisahnia, Dohni, Arorakot. From there, it passed through Gobari, Tilauri and reached Tilaurakot, the capital of Shakya dynasty.

They completed the 39 km long journey in 4 hours. During the journey, these women drivers also informed the locals about the purpose of their journey by asking about the various villages touched by the delivery route.

34-year-old rider Monika Razali Magar said that she was very attracted by the surroundings, greenery and lovely atmosphere of the village when she went on a 'bike ride'. "I didn't realize that 4 hours had passed," she said.

Manita Shahi, a 28-year-old rider from Lalitpur Nakkhipot, said that they went on a ride wondering what the condition of the road would be like when Mayadevi gave birth and returned to the palace carrying a newborn baby. 'Many pilgrims are longing to travel and see this route,' she said, 'now we also got a lot of information, we will spread the word about this route.' Lumbini Development Fund's goodwill ambassador and tourism businessman Vikram Panikaji said that he was brought here to ride.

As a new destination for the tourism development of Lumbini and Kapilvastu, a plan was put forward to identify Mayadevi Sutkeri Marg as a new tourist destination 6 years ago. Panikaji, who is also the goodwill ambassador of Lumbini Development Fund, said that the concept of making Sutkeri Marg touristic has been taken.

Senior archaeologist Vasant Vidari, who has been exploring the archaeological study of the Buddha site for a long time, discovered the Mayadevi Sutkeri Marg. Recently, tourism has been promoted by connecting this path with spirituality, which was decided by Mother Mayadevi after giving birth to Buddha, who carried out a campaign of non-violence in the world with a human robe.

Bhikshu Maitri Mahasthaveer said that the work of providing spiritual energy by showing the way to childbirth should increase the importance of this area. As this trail develops, it will automatically connect with local tourism, and business will increase. It creates jobs. This will lead to the overall development of this region," he added.

Tulsa, the group's coordinator, said that the 'Lady Rider' group, which has more than 30 members, is a two-wheeled Queens community that is running a campaign to promote Mayadevi Sutkeri Marg. Pesa, a dance director by profession, argued that the ride motivated her to work on cultural preservation and tourism promotion.

She said that a group of 14 people had done 'Motor Girls to the Sindhuligarhi Ride' before. Similarly, Tulsa said that 'Motor Girls to Ring Road Ride' was done as the second ride. She said that 30 people wearing sarees had traveled through the 'Through Motorcycle' campaign with the aim of preserving Nepali clothing.

Manoj

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