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Dullu: Eternal Flames of Dailekh

Mustang and the west

In this article
  1. Dullu at a glance
  2. Highlights
  3. Trips and guides
  4. Plan your visit

Dullu in Dailekh district was an important town of the medieval Khasa kingdom. It is best known for shrines where natural gas seeping from the ground burns as eternal flames, revered by Hindus as manifestations of the divine.

Quick answer: Dullu is remote; reach it by road from Surkhet. Combine with Sinja for a journey into Karnali's history.

Dullu at a glance

FactDetails
DistrictDailekh, Karnali
Known forEternal flame shrines
HistoryKhasa kingdom town
AccessBy road from Surkhet
VisitorsVery few

Highlights

  • Natural flame shrines.
  • Khasa heritage.
  • Remote hill country.

Trips and guides

Plan your visit

Dullu is one of western Nepal's most unusual sacred sites. Contact us and our Kathmandu team will help you plan it.

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In Dailekh, Karnali Province.

Natural gas burning at shrines.

Yes, to Hindus.

By road from Surkhet.

No, very few visitors.