Bijuli Ghar: The story of Nepal’s first house with electricity

The story starts from a very dilapidated house, situated about 50 metres north of the Indrayani temple in Khokana, a small town on the southern side of Kathmandu valley.

This house, 118 years ago, witnessed a miracle. People from all over the village had gathered. The villagers who spent their nights in the dim light of lanterns were amazed to see the new, gleaming light powered by electricity.