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During the month of September a total of 32,502 tourists visited Nepal by air, according to Nepal Tourism Board. This is an increase of just 0.5 % over the same period last year. With this the tourist arrival for the first nine months in the year 2008 by air has reached 257,181, which is a 2 % increase over last year. |
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Sirubari is the first village of the country declared a model village in 1997. Ever since this village has come a long way with many developments.
There are many lessons that other villages can learn from this tiny village, which has successfully preserved the traditional Gurung culture that can be observed throughout the village.
This renowned tourist destination is located in Panchamul, Syangja. It lies about seventeen hundred meters above the sea level.
It seems that Mother Nature has bestowed all its heavenly glory upon this exotic village, where every creation of nature is simply awe-inspiring. |
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With the objective of promoting local tourist spots, the Far Western Regional Tourism Festival is being held in Dadeldhura in the second week of November.
The Dadeldhura Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) is organizing the fair from November 9-18 at Tundikhel at the district headquarters. |
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The number of trekkers visiting upper Mustang has doubled compared to last year. Thanks to reduced royalty and Tibet being closed to foreign tourists that helped to boost the trek there.
The beginning of the tourist season has already seen 1,850 visitors entering upper Mustang, whereas the number of foreign tourists permitted by the government is 1,000 individuals per year, according to the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) data.upper-mustang |
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Forty-two daring adventure seekers, including two Nepalis, enjoyed skydiving over the world’s highest peak in the Everest Region from October 3-11. A historic feat was achieved in adventure tourism this year in Nepal when international sky divers took one of the highest dives on earth from above Mount Everest (8,848m). A total of 42 sky jumpers from 14 different countries took part in what has been termed as ‘record breaking sky diving event’ in the world.
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Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation has said that government is committed to buying at least two aircraft for the ailing national flag carrier-Nepal Airlines Corporation. |
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Twelve Germans, two Australians and four Nepalis died in one of the worst air crash in the Everest Region on October 3, 2008. Captain S. Kunwar, the lone survivor of the crash, suffered multiple fractures and is undergoing treatment in Kathmandu. |
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Dashain, the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Nepalese annual calendar, celebrated by the Nepalis of all caste and creed is being observed throughout the country on Tuesday. The fifteen days of celebration occurs during the bright lunar fortnight ending on the day of the full moon. Dashain is celebrated with great rejoice, and goddess Durga is worshiped throughout the kingdom as the divine mother goddess. Dashain commemorates a great victory of the gods over the wicked demons. The first day of Dashain is called Ghatasthapana, which literally means pot establishing. On this day the kalash, (holy water vessel) symbolising goddess Durga often with her image embossed on the side is placed in the prayer room. The Ghatasthapana ritual is performed at a certain auspicious moment determined by the astrologers. At that particular moment the priest intones a welcome, requesting goddess Durga to bless the vessel with her presence. On the Ghatasthapana, literally means pot establishing, people sow seeds of `Jamara' that includes shoots of rice, maize and barley on earthen pots covered with cow dung and soil mixed with sand brought from the holy rivers in their prayer room called 'Dashain Ghar'. |
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