Nepal /Kathmandu /Kopan Kopan Monastery, situated at 6.7 km away from Kathmandu. Edit Detail InformationEdit Kopan hill, which rises up out of the terraced fields of the Kathmandu valley and is visible for miles. Dominated by a magnificent bodhi tree, it was once the home of the astrologer to the king of Nepal. This same […]
Siddharthanagar (formerly called Bhairahawa)is a municipality near the Indian border on the Outer Terai plains of Nepal, 265 km (165 mi) west of Kathmandu Nepal’s capital. Siddharthanagar is the administrative seat of Rupandehi District although Butwal to the north is the district’s largest city. HistoryEdit N.A. Places to VisitAdd How to ReachEdit By Air […]
This is a busy intersection in the hear of Kathmandu and the location of many spice dealers and clothes sellers. The spices are excellent and some packets can be had just for the tourist. My wife purchased an excellent green curry from one of the dealers. Many of the sellers set up on the stairs […]
Nepal /Rupandehi /Lumbini Lumbini is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi district of Nepal. It is the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama, who as the Buddha Gautama founded the Buddhist Tradition. The Buddha lived between roughly 563 and 483 BCE. Lumbini is one of four magnets for pilgrimage that sprang […]
Nepal / Lalitpur /Patan Patan Museum is situated at the center of the city Patan. Edit Detail InformationEdit Patan Museum, also known as ‘Jadu Ghar’ in Hindi, is one of well preserved museum in the country which connect the glorious past with the modern age. The Patan Museum is a must or anyone interested in […]
Bandipur is a hilltop settlement in Tanahu District, (Gandaki Zone) of Nepal. Because of its preserved, old time cultural atmosphere, Bandipur has increasingly been coming to the attention of tourism. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 9952 people living in 1929 individual households. Bandipur was established as a […]
Detail InformationEdit Guheswari Temple Kathmandu, Nepal Guheswari temple, also spelled Guhyeshwari or Guhjeshwari temple is one of the revered holy temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. This temple is dedicated to Goddess Parvati. It is believed that Lord Shiva wandered the World carrying the body of Sati after she burned herself to death. During this process, her […]
Nepal /Bhaktapur /Bhaktapur Nyatapola Temple is located in Taumadhi Square, Bhaktapur, Nepal which is about 12 km from Kathmandu city. Edit Detail InformationEdit The tallest and most impressive pagoda styled temple of Nepal, Nyatapol is situated at word number 11 of Bhaktapur Municipality. This beautiful temple made of clay bricks and wood, is considered one […]
Nepal /Rupandehi /Lumbini Pillars of Ashoka is located in Lumbini in the Rupandehi district of southern Nepal, The pillar stands next to the Mayadevi temple (Lumbini temple). Edit Detail InformationEdit The Ashokan pillar has an inscription which is the oldest in Nepal was erected by Emperor Ashoka (249 BC) who visited the park. The inscription […]
Biratnagar is a sub-metropolitan city in southeast Nepal. In Nepali “birat” means huge and “nagar” means city. In the past, the region had a king whose name was Birat and the ruins of whose palace can be seen. The name “Biratnagar” for the city comes from the name of King Birat. It is located in […]