National Paddy Day or ‘Dhan Ropain’ festival is the day to play in the mud, throw mud at each other and sing and dance to the traditional folk songs and of course have yogurt and beaten rice, ‘Dahi Chiura’ and drink a special kind of local drink called ‘Chyang’.
Read MoreThe local drinks of Nepal include the popular drinks such as, Chyang, Aila, Tongba, Raksi and Corn and Millet Chyang.
Read MoreYulin Dog Festival? Ermm…NO! Dogs in Nepal are honoured with garlands of marigold, have tikas put on them and are offered delicious treats.
Read MoreMay in Nepal has more sunny days compared to rainy ones so it is comfortable to trek in high altitudes.
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Read MoreSoma is exalted in the Rig Veda, an Indo-Iranian scripture, as a drink that brings immortality and divinity to the drinker. Perhaps taking a cue from this reference, Aldous Huxley in his dystopian novel, Brave New World, uses the word ‘soma’ to refer to a recreational hallucinogen. Utopian or dystopian, the fact remains that psychoactive […]
Read MoreThis is the temple of the boar headed Goddess on a human body who is commonly known as Barahi. Bajra stands for a mythical sword of lightning and thunder. She is also considered to be a Matrika, a name given a group of seven or sometimes eight Mother Goddesses. She is regarded as the personification […]
Read MoreKarya Binayak temple in Bungamati is also one of the most important temples in Nepal, is dedicated to Ganesh.
Read MoreUma-Maheswor is one of the famous temples in Kirtipur which is also known as Bhavani Shankar. The temple that is 1418m in elevation and offers a great panoramic view of Kathmandu valley and Himalayan range in the north. Ganesh Himal (7606m), Langtang (7234m), Gauri Shankar (7134m) and Cho Oyu (8201m) are the major peaks easily […]
Read MoreJal Binayak Temple is one of the valley’s most important Ganesh shrines.
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