Art workshop organised to promote Mundum trail

Artists have captured the features of Mundum trail, which the government has declared one of the 100-must visit tourist destinations.  

Twenty national artists depicted the features of the Mundum trail through their artwork in the National Art Workshop organised at Temkemaiyung for its promotion. 

The artists had drawn the paintings of Red Panda seen in Mundum trekking trail, Tayama Khiyama which is connected with the culture of Kirant community, Chindo, costume of locals, in the three-day workshop.  

Chairperson of Temkemaiyung Rural Municipality  Saroj Basnet said the workshop was organised with an objective of developing, promoting and making publicity of Mundum trekking route through painting. 

They have also set a target of establishing Mundum trekking route as the centre of yoga and meditation, he opined. The paintings drawn in the workshop would be exhibited in Kathmandu.

The three-day workshop concluded on Wednesday in presence of the Chancellor of Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, Naradmuni Hartamchhali. 

Chancellor Hartamchhali shared that the workshop would help preserve art and culture along with publicity of Mundum trail.