Takam

Takam lies in the mountain country of Myagdi, below the Dhaulagiri range. The fortified site of Takamkot was associated with the Bagale Thapa chiefs, who held the area before the rise of the Malla rulers of Parbat. In the late fifteenth century Dimba Bam Malla defeated the Thapas and brought Takam into a larger hill state. The old stronghold also contains shrines of Jagannath and Annapurna, linking royal power with local worship.