Parbat District, is a hilly area of Nepal. It is a part of Dhawalagiri Zone and one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. Dhawalagiri (Dhaulagiri is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal. The 14 administrative zones (अञ्चल of Nepal are subdivided into 75 districts (जिल्ला Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. A landlocked country is commonly defined as one enclosed or nearly enclosed by land The district, with Kusma as its district headquarter, covers an area of 494 km² and has a population (2001) of 157,826. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
It is mainly famous for the Gupteshowr Cave, which is visited by thousands of pilgrims during Shivaratri. Maha Shivratri or Maha Sivaratri or Shivaratri or Sivaratri ( Night of Shiva or "Great Night of Shiva" is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on It is also noted for the Dahere Deurali Temple, which is visited by thousands of pilgrims during Balachaturdanshai.