AIN DAADA - Where vigilant soldiers guarded the hill.

A small helipad welcomes you to Ain Daada. The place stands neatly among pine trees and small military houses. During times of war, 'Ain Daada', which literally means 'the mirror on the hill', used to be a perfect area from where the soldiers could spot incoming enemies in the village. The military post was said to have two mirrors aligned in such a way that the army could be alerted of the enemy by just looking at the reflection in the mirror. Alternately, Ain Daada could have been important as it gives an unobstructed view of Bhimdhunga, one of the passes leading into the Kathmandu valley. And the mirror was perhaps used to signal incoming danger to the capital in the city?? Today, Ain Daada gets its identity from the 'Shila' \- the inscription that dictates the rules of the National Park as declared by King Surendra in 1926. The Shila mentions the establishment date of the National Park and the fine that one must pay upon hampering its Flora and Fauna.