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• The Festival of Gathemangal

  Visitors to the fascinating country of Nepal are likely to encounter a festival at just about any time of the year. Gathemangal is a prominent festival among the Newari population of Nepal, ...

• God Lives in the Himalayas Filmed in Nepal

  Indian film director Sanjay Srinivas is set to release the first Indian feature film made almost entirely in Nepal, featuring a Nepali cast and in the Nepali language. The film, God Lives in ...

• Visit the Popular Tourist Destination of Dharan

  The city of Dharan in the Sunsari district of Eastern Nepal is one of Nepal’s largest cities. Lying at the foot of Vijayapur hill amidst stunning scenery, Dharan is considered to be an ...

• Annapurna Conservation Area Project

  The Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) was launched in 1986 under the sponsorship of the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation. Covering an area of 7,629 square kilometers, ...

• The Buddhist Pilgrimage Site of Chabahil

  The small community of Chabahil is strategically situated between Kathmandu and Bodnath in Nepal, at the cross-roads of two historical and important trade routes – one from India via ...

• Trekking the Amazing Hongu Wilderness

  Nepal is a popular destination for mountaineers and trekkers because of its magnificent landscapes and breathtaking mountain ranges, with peaks such as Everest, Annapurna and Lhotse. These ...

• Buddha Jayanti/Buddha Purnima

  Buddha Jayanti is the celebration of the anniversary of the three major events in the life of Lord Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. Also known as Buddha Purnima, the celebration of ...

• Purchase Fantastic Goods at Jawalakhel Handicraft Centre

  In 1960, the government of Nepal and the Swiss Aid for Technical Assistance, as it is known today, set up a small and limited factory to assist the Tibetan refugees that came to Nepal during ...

• Sacred Site of Namo Buddha

  Khenpo Thrangu Rinpoche, born in Tibet in 1933, is considered to be the ninth incarnation of Thrangu Rinponche. In 1976 he established the Namo Buddha retreat center located about two and a ...

• Mata Tritha – Mothers’ Day in Nepal

  For many children in the world, Mothers’ Day is a special occasion, an opportunity to thank their mothers for their unconditional love, support and the care that they have received ...