Mahashivaratri Festival

Mahashivaratri Festival Mahashivaratri Festival or the ‘The Night of Shiva’ is celebrated with devotion and religious fervor in honor of Lord Shiva, one of the deities of Hindu Trinity. Shivaratri falls on the moonless 14th night of the new moon in the Hindu month of Phalgun, which corresponds to the month of February - March in English Calendar. Celebrating the festival of Shivaratri...

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Upcoming Fets and Festivals

Upcoming Fets and FestivalsMahashivaratri FestivalDate : 6 March, 08Venue : All over NepalOrganizer : Contact no: Kanchanpur FestivalDate : 3-11 March, 08Venue : Mahendranagar, KanchanpurOrganizer : Kanchanpur Chamber of Commerce & IndustryContact no: 977-99-522059Short Film Festival (www.alliancefrancaise.org.np)Date : 22-25 Feb, 08Venue : NTB, Hall, KathmanduOrganizer : Alliance FerancaiseContact no: 977-1-4241...

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A public library of Nepalese manuscripts

A public library of Nepalese manuscriptsA public library of Nepalese manuscripts The Asha Archieves is a public library of Nepalese manuscripts, named after the late Mr. Asha Man Singh Kansakar, father of the late Mr. Prem Bahadur Kansakar (1917-1991). Mr. Kansakar was a prominent activist, social worker, educationist and Newar writer who had founded...

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The National Art Gallery

The National Art GalleryThe National Art Gallery was established by Government of Nepal, Department of Archaeology in 1960 A.D. at the Singhadhoka building complex of Bhaktapur Palace. It was inaugurated by the first elected Prime Minister Shree Bishweshowar Prased Koirala on the occassion of Shree Panch Tribhuven Jayanti. This museum was founded...

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The National museum

The National museumThe National museum of Nepal was established in 1928AD as an Arsenal museum in the historical building, which was raised in early 19th century AD during the premiership of General Bhimsen Thapa. The initial name of this museum was Chhauni Silkhana which literally means "the stone house of arms and ammunitions". It was opened...

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Museums and Galleries in Nepal

Museums and Galleries in NepalNepal Association of Fine Arts (NAFA)Nepal Association of Fine Arts (NAFA) was founded in 1965 A.D. in the chairmanship of late His Majesty the King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev while he was crown prince. Because of His Majesty's chairmanship the Art sector and this association got highly glorified and ...

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Tourist arrivals soar up by 12.9%

Tourist arrivals soar up by 12.9%Press Release February 1, 2008 The beginning of the New Year 2008 has heralded an optimistic tourism growth in Nepal in 2008. The data released by Immigration Office, TIA shows that arrivals in January has grown by 12.9 %, up by 2985 compared to the same month last year. Although decline in the arrivals from India (-12.2%) and Sri Lanka (-12.5%) have dragged down the total arrivals from SAARC region by 7 %, the European and North American markets have registered robust growth of 33.1 % and 34.3 % respectively. China...

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Indian tourists flock to Muktinath

Indian tourists flock to Muktinath At least 5,000 Indian tourists visited the temple since the middle of March last year, a staff at the Muktinath Area Development Committee, Rudra Nath Sharma Poudel said. Their visits had dwindled during the conflict, he added. A pilot with Manang Air, Sarina Gurung said as many as five flights were made now-a-days to Muktinath when weather remains fine. Most of the flight passengers are from India and each flight...

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Busy Everest witnesses several records this season

Busy Everest witnesses several records this seasonOn Tuesday alone, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation reported that 23 people, including 11 Sherpas, reached atop Everest. The successful summiteers included five Americans, three Britons, two Canadians and one Turk.The month of May marks the favorite mountaineering time in spring season as mountaineers enjoy a window of relatively stable climatic conditions allowing them to attempt to...

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Travelling to Nepal by air

Travelling by air You can fly directly to Kathmandu from London, Paris, Frankfurt, Vienna, Amsterdam, Doha, Dubai, Dhaka, Karachi, Munich, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Paro, Lhasa, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai, Patna, Calcutta and Varanasi. Charter flights can also be arranged for large movements. All flights feature business class and amenities of international standards. Many a time,...

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