Nepal
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Nepal Travel Guide
General Information
Nepal - a country of amazing extremes, is the home of the world's highest
mountains, historic cities and the forested plains where the lordly tigers
and the great one- horned rhinoceros trundle at ease. In fact enchantment
is everywhere- for anyone in search of Shangrila!
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How To Reach
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Nepal Culture
Nepal has several ancient pilgrimage sites. Each temple is attached to a
legend or belief that glorifies the miraculous powers of its deity. Kathmandu
Valley is home to the famous Pashupatinath Temple, Swayambhu Stupa and several
other famous temples. Hundreds of famous temples are located in and around
the Kathmandu Valley.
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History of Nepal
Nepali rulers' early patronage of Buddhism largely gave way to Hinduism,
reflecting the increased influence of India, around the 12th century. Though
the successive dynasties of the Gopalas, the Kiratis, and the Licchavis
expanded their rule, it was not until the reign of the Malla kings from
12001769 that Nepal assumed the approximate dimensions of the modern
state.
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Nepal People
Like the geography, the population of Nepal extremely diverse and highly
complex. Simplistically, Nepal is the meeting point for the Indo-Aryan people
of Indian with the Tibeto-Burman of the Himalaya, but this gives little
hint of the dynamic ethnic mosaic that has developed and continues to change
to this day.
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Nepal Relegions
Religious practices are an important part of the lives of the Nepalese people.
Mythologies of various Hindu gods and goddesses abound in this country and
cultural values are based on the philosophies of holy books like the Gita,
Ramayana, etc.
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Shopping in Nepal
Nepal has many fine handicrafts to offer to visitors hand-knotted woollen
carpets, jewellery, pashmina shawls, woollen knitwears, embroidery, thangka
paintings, mithila painting, wood carvings, metalworks, ceramics and pottery,
rice paper and stationary.
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