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Thamel is a commercial neighbourhood in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. A traffic police man directs a busy traffic in Nepal. The board on the side lane reads 'Together for tourism, tourism of prosperity and prosperity for peace'. Thamel is a commercial neighbourhood in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Although some consider it to be congested it has been used by westerners since the 1970's when hippies in the region discovered it. Located in the northern region of Kathmandu, Thamel has numerous hotels, restaurants, and shops that cater specifically to western tourists. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imager