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The capital city, Kathmandu is
enriched with temples more than homes and festivals exceeding the number of
days in a year. The whole valley with its seven heritage sites has been
enlisted in cultural World Heritage Site list. The place, which blends cultural
vigor with modern facilities possible on earth is place liked by tourists been
here. The place has more to offer and it is not only administrative capital of
the country but to the fullest extend capital of traditional culture and
physical resources. Three Durbar Squares - Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur,
Pashupatinath, Bouddhanath, Swoyambhunath and Changunarayan are the places most
revered by the Kathmanduities and whole world.
Kathmandu is not big when one compares it to other cities in South Asia.
Kathmandu is a fascinating old city today where pagodas, narrow cobbled lanes,
old carved windows, and stone shrines are backdrops to the drama of life that
continues unhindered. Here the experiences are amazing, views fascinating, and
the climate charming. There are living
Goddesses whose smiles are a benediction. There are reincarnate Lamas who
foresee the future with a roll of dice and scriptural reference. There are
walks that lead the adventurous to legendary places where ogres once lived.
There are hidden gardens behind palaces yet unseen and courtyards where
miracles happen, and a city the Buddha visited. The natural beauty of Pokhara in Midwestern
Nepal is simply bewitching. Forming the backdrop are the spectacular Annapurna
Mountains with the magnificent fish-tailed Machhapuchhre dominating the scene.
Adding to Pokhara's enchantment are the three serene lakes of Phewa, Rupa and
Begnas. Lumbini, in the southwest, is the birthplace of Lord Buddha and a World
Heritage Site. An inscription on the Ashoka Pillar identifies the Sacred Garden
as the place where the Buddha was born. Lumbini has a number of artistic
temples and monasteries built through international support. UNESCO recalls Chitwan as one of the few remaining
undisturbed vestiges of the 'Terai' region, which formerly extended over the
foothills of India and Nepal at the foot of the Himalayas. The Chitwan National
Park has been enlisted in natural World Heritage Site. It has a particularly
rich flora and fauna. One of the last populations of single-horned Asiatic
rhinoceros lives in the park, which is also one of the last refuges of the
Bengal tiger.
