Paungda Danda
पौंडा डाँडा
A smooth, curved rock wall about 1,500 m high at the mouth of the Pisang valley, known as the “Gate to Heaven,” a natural wonder along the circuit.
Paungda Danda is a huge curved slab of rock in the Marsyangdi Valley, about 1,500 m high. Its surface has been polished smooth by glaciers, looking like a giant bowl wall. Local Gurung people believe that the souls of the dead ascend along it to heaven, so they call it the “Gate to Heaven” (Swargadwari). You can see the whole wall from the trail between Dudh Kunda Lake and Pisang. The small lake and apple orchards by Dudh Kunda Lake also make good photo spots. No detour is needed, and it is a scenic highlight on the way from Chame to Pisang.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Upper Pisang
- Ghyaru
- Ngawal
- Ice Lake (Kicho Tal)
- Milarepa Cave
- Braga Monastery
- Manang Village
- Gangapurna Lake