Sundarijal is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Gokarneshwar Municipality in Kathmandu district in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. The name Sundarijal was derived from the term sundari, which means 'beautiful' and jal, which means 'water'. The river Bagmati, which originates in this region, has been the major source o…Sundarijal is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Gokarneshwar Municipality in Kathmandu district in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. The name Sundarijal was derived from the term sundari, which means 'beautiful' and jal, which means 'water'. The river Bagmati, which originates in this region, has been the major source of water supply for Kathmandu valley since the Rana Dynasty. There is also a Hindu goddess, Sundarimai, with a temple dedicated to this name.