There’s more to Kathmandu than just world heritage sites and Thamel; there are also centers that teach natural arts of healing both the body and the mind.
Calamitous events have occurred when things have fallen apart during the month long Rato Matsyendranath Jatra.
No matter what your particular preference is regarding the arts, you’ll find something here that should excite and inspire you.
The last few years has seen a tremendous rise in the number of spas in Kathmandu. Wellness is in.
Up on the hills, near a village called Daha Chowk, is where lies the tomb of one of Nepal’s greatest generals, Kazi Kalu Pandey.
(2/2) In any culture, marriages are celebrated with much pomp and ceremony; a Nepali wedding, too, is an occasion that’s full of ritual and revelry, and yes, quite a bit of ostentation too.
(1/2) In any culture, marriages are celebrated with much pomp and ceremony; a Nepali wedding, too, is an occasion that’s full of ritual and revelry, and yes, quite a bit of ostentation too.
Here’s a chance to participate in a festival that’s pretty boisterous, a festival in which two huge wooden chariots are pulled by hundreds of enthusiastic folks — in all directions!
The Malla Period was the golden age for artistic endeavor in Kathmandu Valley, and dance flourished as well.
Sadhus take centre stage during Maha Shivaratri, the Grand Night of Shiva, one of Hinduism’s most exotic festivals.
Ghode Jatra is a grand spectacle attended by both the masses and the classes, with horses being at the forefront of the festivities.
The Everest Base Camp trek is the most popular trek of Nepal, and justifiably so, since it gives you the opportunity of being up close and personal with the highest mountain on earth.
