fter
landing at Lamidanda airport, prepare to hike down the Lamidanda hill
which this airport runaway  is built on which can take 30 min to 1 hour
depending on your physical.
Upon reaching the base of the lamidanda
hill, walk some distance of uneven terrain and there you are at the
base of the Halesi mountain.
You look up and there you see the Halesi mountain which arises higher than the Lamidanda hill.
Then come the mother of all things of climbing up the halesi mountain if you want to reach the Halesi cave.
It requires 2 to 4 hours depending on your physical to reach the top.
Along the way you meet some local Rai people living and farming along the side of the mountain.
Only after seeing how these people work and live in this difficult terrain one get the idea of how brave
and strong these Rai people are.
I stop in one of their home and was served a chill millet drink(Tongba) which was the best thing in life to quench my thirst.
Fuel by tongba, i scrambled to the top of the halesi. From there view and scenery are unbelievable.
To the far distance one can see the roof of the world, Mt Everest or the Solukhumbu.
I
stop again for tongba and followed by Rai rokshi, distilled rice wine
which has similar taste and flavor like soju(Korean) and saki
(japanese) but best thing stronger in taste.
Sipping a gulp of this rokshi, you feel your heart being pierce through and the heart beat goes from 70 to over 100 per minute.
The
feeling is magic.  Being at so close to madadev and enjoying the
natural beauty of Khotang, sipping rokshi and tongba, it's simply
priceless.

Picture where Great Mahadev reside.