When talking about varied culture, Asia takes away the pride to be the best continent. So many different countries, each, again, a maze of different colored cultures. Thousands of places, hundred kinds of culture followed, each with a different taste of society and mankind. There are so many mythologies, out of which arise the Gods. India ranks when it comes to Hindu temples. But all other countries of the continent are also in the competition. We talk about one such country, famous for its high snow-covered mountains, as well as its religious practices. If your guess is Nepal, then you’re right. Nepal is a small country along the north-eastern border of India. There may be many places of discussion in Nepal, and one of them is the Temple of Pashupatinath – the savior of all living beings. [...]
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Pokhara is a city located in central Nepal and lies west of Kathmandu Being the capital of the Kaski district, it is also the third largest city in Nepal.Pokhara is famous for being a popular tourist destination.
The mountains around Pokhara have ruins from the medieval times. When this area was ruled by Prithvi Narayan Shah, he made it a part of his kingdom. Pokhara gained a lot of importance as it became a major trade route servicing Kathmandu and all its surrounding countries. Until the late nineteen-sixties, Pokhara was considered to be a very mystical town, even more so than Kathmandu Pokhara over the years has become one of the largest tourist attractions in Nepal. There are mule caravans that still arrive from the Mustang district in Nepal.
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Chitwan National Park has been for a long time regarded as third biggest attraction in Nepal behind trekking as well as the Kathmandu Valley. This beautiful and huge nature reserve guards around 932 sq km of sal wooded area, water marshes as well as rippling grassland. This park is known to be one of the preceding refuges of in danger of extinction one-horned Indian rhino as well as there are considerable populations of leopards, tigers, as well as exceptional Gangetic dolphins.
Previous to the Maoist revolution, Chitwan was been visited through an remarkable 92% of the entire tourists to Nepal, on the other hand the numbers of tourists have plummeted ever since the year 2001. The up market lodges placed surrounded by this park even today attract polite numbers of tourists, however a [...]
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Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. The entire world is aware of this fact, but have you ever thought of how high is Mount Everest? This question always varies differently as no one knows the exact height of the mountain. You go to different people and you will get different views, who know all might be wrong. Still, as it is the tallest mountain, the height should be something that satisfy human mind by saying that the height might be accurate.
The question of how high is Mount Everest is a never to be solved query that makes people to browse the internet and get some measurements of the mountain. Out of this, many believe what they seek from the net and many gets contradictory views and measurements that confuse them even more. Well, such things happen all because of the [...]
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Whether an experienced mountain climber or a beginner, climbing the spectacular Mount Everest is a dream for many people in this world. Some people have fulfilled their dream by climbing onto the mountain and others are inspired by their absolute grit and determination. Mount Everest has attracted many visitors and many gave up their lives in this dangerous chase. Still, the thrill for adventure has never gone down. Mount Everest has become a significant goal for many.
Besides trying this adventurous and thrilling climbs, people visit to take a glimpse of the beautiful mountain. So if you are planning to experience this breathtaking attraction located at the Himalaya range in Asia then before you head for it just check out some the interesting facts about Mount Everest. This is helpful to [...]
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Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia and highly diverse and beautiful country because of its range of geography, rich culture and follow of sacred religions. Highlight of the mountains of Nepal is Its Himalayas which is the Pillar of the Earth and The longest Pillar (the highest Peak) is the Sagarmatha actually known as Mount Everest and this is not the only but Nepal has eight of the world's ten highest mountains. Nepal side Himalayas us easy to climb and so people prefer to climb Mount Everest from Nepal. People is Nepal are gentle and welcoming, basically they are known as Gurkha’s and follow Hindu religion and also you will find Buddhist monks in minority.
Nepal is mountainous country; with Himalayas it attracts thousands and thousands of trekkers, mountain climbers to its [...]
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Chitwan National Park (CNP) or Royal Chitwan National Park (RCNP) is the oldest national park of Nepal. The park, which covers an area of 932 square kilometres, was established in 1974 and has been granted with the status of the World Heritage Site in 1984. The wildlife park is located at the Terai lowlands of Chitwan district in Couth-Central Nepal. Scientific and research studies on various flora and fauna types are conducted in the park.
The CNP area comprises Tikauli forest extending from Rapti river to the foothills of the Mahabharat mountains, extending over an area of 175 sq. km. was declared.
Background
The place where the CNP stands today was earlier known as the Chitwan Valley which was a favourite hunting reserve for the Ranas, the erstwhile rulers of Nepal till [...]
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Boudhanath Stupa is commonly known as the Bodnath Stupa. The stupa is the most important stupa in Nepal. It is located in Kathmandu. Bodnath Stupa is considered as the most sacred Tibetan Buddhist temple that is located outside Tibet. It is the core of Tibetan civilization in Kathmandu and well-off in Buddhist representation. The stupa is situated in the township of Boudha, which is in the outskirts to the east of the Kathmandu.
History
Bodnath was almost certainly constructed in the fourteenth century subsequent to the Mughal attack; a variety of out of the ordinary mythology are been put in the picture on the subject of the causes for the construction of the stupa. Following the appearance of a large number of Tibetans subsequent to the year 1959 when the Chinese had invaded the city. [...]
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The happy smirk and famous power of the Sherpas have been an essential fraction of climbing the Mt Everest journey from the awfully launch. Certainly, extremely little important achievements have been accomplished devoid of them.
When the crowd from the west made up their mind and to set their vision on the world's utmost climax, they also found in that the Sherpas are the ideal people who were suitable to the problems that are been faced while climbing a tall mountain peak; dependably optimistic, fleshy at elevation, and apparently challenging to frosty.
Sherpas did not business enterprised into the far above the ground crest awaiting the European mountaineers to begin their arrival as to go up in the world's furthermost mountain series. Mount Everest, is most commonly known as Chomolungma [...]
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Placed on the sacred Bagmati River’s banks, Pashupatinath temple is renowned as one of the ancient temple of Lord Shiva worldwide. The temple positioned in Nepal’s Kathmandu has been designated as World Heritage Sites of UNESCO. Along with being the most sacred and cultural place, it is also renowned for its architectural richness. The temple came into existence during 400 AD and million of devotees throngs the place every year. The priests from South India are providing services to the temple and no one else other than the four priests could touch the idol.
Architecturally-rich
The temple’s architecture will introduce with the pagoda tradition. The deity’s idol is black-colored and here you would be able to see the wooden rafters that are artistically carved and almost all [...]
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20. August 2010
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