Baglung

Baglung, is a town in western Nepal, 275 km west of Kathmandu. It is the administrative headquarters of Baglung District and Dhawalagiri Zone. Baglung is a major business, financial, educational, and healthcare center for the people of Kali Gandaki valley. Baglung Bazar is situated on a plateau overlooking the Kali Gandaki Gorge directly south of […]

Helambu

Helambu is a region of highland villages in Nepal, close to Kathmandu. It is the home of the Hyolmo. The word Helambu derives from the word Hyolmo.[citation needed] The Helambu region begins at the Lauribina La pass and descends to the Melamchi valley. Helambu is famous for its sweet apples[citation needed] and artistic Buddhist monasteries […]

Morang District

Morang District (मोरङ जिल्ला) a part of Koshi Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Biratnagar as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,855 km² and has a population (2011) of 964,709. Morang lies in the southern Terai, or plains, of Eastern Nepal. […]

Taleju Temple

Detail InformationEdit This three-roofed Taleju Temple was established in 1564, in a typical Newari architectural style and is elevated on platforms that form a pyramid-like structure. It is said that Mahendra Malla, when he was residing in Bhaktapur, was highly devoted to the Taleju Temple there; the Goddess being pleased with his devotion gave him […]

Adinath Lokeshwar

Detail InformationEdit Adinath Lokeshwar Mandir (The first Lord, our Lord Buddha temple) is a temple sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists in the village Chobar, located 6 km outside Kathmandu in Nepal. The temple, dedicated to the red (rato) Machhendranath, was originally built in the 15th century, and then rebuilt in 1640. Some newlyweds believe […]

Mahendreshvara Temple

Detail InformationEdit Located at the extreme north end of Kathmandu Durbar Square, Mahendreshvara Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, was originally built in 1561 by King Mahendra Malla. This temple was however, subsequently destroyed in the 1934 earthquake and the present structure was rebuilt thereafter. Also known as the Mahendreshvara Mandir is situated in close proximity […]

Shiva Parvati Temple

Detail InformationEdit Located just across the Durbar Square Temple Complex, the Shiva Parvati Temple was built by Bahadur Shah, son of Prithvi Narayan Shah, during the late 1700s. Standing over a double stage plinth that could have been a dancing platform at one time, this temple is pretty young by Kathmandu standards. The popular images […]

Maju Deval

Detail InformationEdit Featuring a nine-stage plinth platform, Maju Deval is an iconic Shiva Temple situated in the Basantpur Durbar Square of Kathmandu. One of the most popular meeting place in town, hours can easily be while away sitting on the steps of Maju Temple and watching an unending activities of fruit vendors, vegetable hawkers, souvenir […]

Lobuche

Lobuche (or Lobuje) is a small settlement at 4,940 metres (16,210 ft) elevation, near Mount Everest in Nepal. It is one of the last overnight stops with lodging on the “trail to base camp”-a hike that climbers make on their way to Everest Base Camp (South) when attempting an ascent of Everest via the standard […]

Tharlam Monastery

Detail InformationEdit Tharlam Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Sakya sect in Kathmandu, Nepal.The Tharlam Monastery was founded by a Tibetan, His Eminence Dezhung Rinpoche III, Kunga Tenpay Nyima, in 1981. HistoryEdit N.A. Must SeeEdit N.A. Visiting TimeEdit N.A. Closed OnEdit N.A. Best Season to VisitEdit N.A. Best Time To VisitEdit N.A. Time […]