The Kalitop is one of the best place for visit. If you are passion on history then it would eye-catching object for you. This is the largest cannon of Nepal. If you plan to visit nepal and come to Hetauda, do not forget to visit "The Kalitop". You will learn many thing while being here. It is important for you to visit with various reason. Few of them is below:
sound of firing(huge, recomanded to pregnent woman to be 5 km far away)
According to the legend the sound of firing of that cannon is very big. The sound was heard from far distance. It is said that it used to effect the pregnant women living within the distance of 6 km from the font. Some time this sound caused on abortion. Now you can imagine how big sound it makes.
Summery of the Cannon
When we study the history of Nepal, we get entire details of this cannon. I am summarizing the history in-short. This is the story of Prithivi Narayan Sah, the person who united the Nepal and popularly known as the father of Nepal nearly about 300 years ago.
just one fire
The Kilitop is a Cannon which has two iron wheels. The kalitop is very huge cannon which needs nearly nine kilogram of gunpowder, cow dug and green leaves for just one fire. These all metarial should put inside the baral of Cannon. For this long iron stick is kept near it.
Nation army could not move it
In recent year, 2015(BS), a troof of national army with 30 soldiers tried to take "the Kalitop" to Kathmandu, but they fail to move from there. The soldiers unsuccessful result explain about "The Kalitop" how big and how much heavy is this
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