The best-preserved medieval city in Nepal, famous for its pottery squares, Nyatapola temple, and living Newari culture.
Ashwin–Mangsir 2083 · Sep–Dec 2026
Kathmandu's most spectacular street festival celebrating the god Indra, featuring the living goddess Kumari's chariot procession.
Khokana's alternative to Dashain, a multi-day village festival dedicated to the goddess Shikali or Rudrayani with masked dances, processions, and tantric ritual.
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Newari craft preserved across seven centuries — durbar squares, bahals, and temple-cities carved for the gods.
Eight of the fourteen eight-thousanders. Trails that climb from jungle to ice in a single week.
Jatras that close streets for days. Feasts, fasts, and drum-rolls older than the nation itself.
The world's seventh highest peak — the 'White Mountain' dominates the skyline west of the Kali Gandaki, one of the deepest valleys in the world.
Everything you need to plan a visit to Lumbini — the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha), a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Nepal. How to get there, what to see, where to stay, and the best time to visit.
Dashain 2026 runs October 11-25, with Vijaya Dashami tika on Wednesday, October 21. The fifteen-day schedule day by day, when Fulpati and tika fall, which temples open, and how to travel in Nepal's busiest fortnight.
Tihar 2026 runs November 7 to 11, with Laxmi Puja on Sunday, November 8. All five days with their dates from the official 2083 BS patro — including why Laxmi Puja falls a day earlier than usual this year — plus Bhai Tika, Mha Puja and Nepal Sambat, and where to see it.
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