Nepal

temple · hills

Tourists visit the Sleeping Vishnu or Budhanilkantha Temple in Nepal. Budhanilkantha Temple is a Hindu open air temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.

industry · crafts

Tibetan women work at a carpet factory in Nepal. One can see an old woman woks at spinning wheel she uses Tibetan sheep wool as the raw material for the carpets. She came to Nepal in 1959. The area at the carpet factory is for spinning.

village

Deurali is a village and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. The small settlement as seen in the video is of two homestays in Deurali village of Nepal.

While we were in Ghandruk we were made to taste the beautiful cuisine of the Gurung tribe. Their hospitality was evident in the smallest of gestures by the J.B. Gurung or Black Tea as known locally and his family.

hills

High peaks of the Nepal Himalaya, as seen from west of the Arun Valley that lies south of Makalu. Everest lies to the east of this shot.

river · hills

Mt. Kanchenjunga and Pandim aerial view. Elevation: 28,169 feet (8,586 meters) Prominence: 12,867 feet (3,922 meters) Location: Border of Nepal and India, south Asia First Ascent: George Band and Joe Brown (UK), May 25, 1955 The name Kangch…

Peaks of eastern Nepal, as seen across a blanket of winter cloud cover. The clouds are gathered in the deeper valleys, protected by the peaks around them. The peak of Kangchenjunga is situated along the border of Nepal and India.

hills · old town

Kathmandu is the capital and largest urban agglomerate of Nepal. The agglomerate consists of Kathmandu Metropolitan City at its core, and its sister cities Patan, Kirtipur, Thimi, and Bhaktapur.

river

Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. It rises with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas called Kangchenjunga Himal that is limited in the west by the Tamur River and in the east by the Teest…

hills

The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains, usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya, is a mountain range which crosses Pakistan, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and India.

wildlife · hills

This footage features Dodona durga, commonly known as the Common Punch, a small yet visually striking butterfly belonging to the family Riodinidae.

farmland · ceremony

Vijayadashami also known as Dasara, is one of the most important festivals celebrated in various forms, across India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

river · village

Aerial view of the gushing Modi River or Modi Khola River and a small village Tolka in Nepal. Both the village and the river fall within the Annapurna Conservation Area.

As a massive earthquake rocked Nepal, sand artist has created a sculpture which says "Join hands to help victims" with an aim of spreading awareness among people about the need to help those hit by the calamity.

farmland · ceremony

Artists decorating the effigy of Ravana with flower and colorful papers. Vijayadashami also known as Dasara, is one of the most important festivals celebrated in various forms, across India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

The Red Dragonfly, also known as Red-Veined Darter or Nomad is technically known as Sympetrum Fonscolombii, and belongs to the Sympetrum genus. The normal Red Dragonfly attains a length of 4cm and a wingspan of 6cm.

village · hills

Ghandruk is a beautiful town and a Village Development Committee (VDC) in Kaski District in Gandaki zone of north-central Nepal. Ghandruk is the most scenic and popular trek that can be done from Pokhara.

school

School boys and girls relax outside school before the school gets started. School timings in Nepal start from 9 AM in the morning unlike in India.

river · lake

Phewa Lake, Phewa Tal or Fewa Lake is a freshwater lake in Nepal located in the south of the Pokhara Valley that includes Pokhara city; parts of Sarangkot and Kaskikot.

politics · temple

Saints sitting on the boundaries of the temple in Nepal. Nepal: Nepal officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia.

old town · aerial

Kathmandu city and its beautiful temples seen aerially. Kathmandu is the gateway to tourism in Nepal. It is also the nerve center of the country's economy.

A Dhaka topi or Nepali topi is a type of hat, popular in Nepal. The hat is made of a fabric called dhaka, which is also used for a type of blouse, a dhaka-ko-cholo. The word topi means "hat" in the Nepali language.

hills · old town

This archival footage documents the hill town of Kalimpong, located in the eastern Himalayan foothills of West Bengal, India.