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Thamel bustles with activity late into the night. Thamel is a top tourist area. People in large number come out for night shopping in Kathmandu's tourist quarter, Thamel. However the devastating earthquake that hit Nepal on 25th April not only jolts Nepal but also had a direct impact on local tourism. The narrow streets of Thamel, the tourist are of Kathmandu, have an amazing array of shops. From puppets to pashminas, embroidery to jewellery, tea, spices, trekking equipment, Buddhist art, electronics, books, Thamel has it all. The shops are crammed close to each other and the best way to see the wares is to dip in and out of stores as you walk. This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD ima