Brief description of culture, art and tradition, tourist attraction of Nepal

1. Niraj Bhujel
Nepal
Global K-Water Intern, 2015
Namaste

2. • Welcome to Nepal
• Youngest Federal Democratic
Republic
• 5 Development Regions and 75
Districts
• Area – 147,181 Km squares( 95th)
• Population – 27 Millions
• GDP – 700 USD per capita
income
• Elevation: From 60m to the
highest point in the earth, The
Mt. Everest ( 8848m)

3. • Geography – Terai, Hill and Mountains
Mountains (very cold; -20 to 15 °C)
Hills (cool: 15-30 °C)
Terai (Hot : 25-40 °C
Four Seasons
Winter Dec – Feb
Spring: March-May
Summer: June – Aug
Autumn: Sep- Nov

4. • Nepal – Quick Facts– Mt. Everest, Top of the World
Mt. Everest (8,848m)

5. • Tilicho Lake situated in the highest altitude
in the world.
• Altitude: 4,949 meters
• Nepal -> Quick Fact -Highest lake in the World

6. • Nepal – Quick Fact - Land of Living Goddes
Young girl “Kumari”
Worshipped as
Living Goddesses
who embody the
creativity, female
energy or “Shakti”.
In history, the King
of Nepal knelt at
Kumari, nowadays
it’s the president.

7. • Birth place of Lord Buddha (623BC), apostle of peace and the Light of Asia
• Lumbimi, the holiest place of one of the world's great religion
• Monasteries and shrines from 3rd Century BC to 15th Century AD
• Nepal –Quick Facts- Birth Place of Lord Buddha

8. • Nepal – Land of the Brave Gurkhas
• Gurkhas are soldiers from the hill people of Nepal under contract with British Army since 1857 AD.
• They had served in major conflict since WWII in Africa , Singapore, Hongkong, Burma, India and Malayasia.
• Now, 3500 Gurkhas soldiers play vital role in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Gurkhas in Aftganisthan

9. • Nepal -> Religion of Nepal
80.7 % Hinduism
2.4 % Christianity
2 % Other
10.3 % Buddhism
4.6 % Muslim

10. PEOPLE OF NEPAL
groups and 101 languages are spoken around the country

11. • Nepal – People – North Himalayan People
Sherpa Girls
Houses in Himalayas Horse racing
Sherpa cultural Dance Women harvesting Millet
Lopas

12. • Nepal – People – Middle Hills
Dancing while working Women carrying basket
Farmer ploughing field with oxen in Hills
House in Mountain
NewarChettriGurung

13. • Nepal – Terai People
Terai – the home of Tharu Houses in Terai Rice as Main Crops
Tharu Girl Dhimal Dance Fishing for living, Dhimal Communities

14. • Nepal – Culture
• Rules of marriages are particularly interesting
• Traditional marriages call for deals arranged by
parents after the boy or girl come of age
• Nepalese do not eat beef.
Reasons
• Hindu Nepali worship cow
• Cow is also national animal of Nepal
• Nepal is a patriarchal society.
• Men usually go out to work while women are homemakers
• Most Nepalese are abide by the caste system in living habits and marriage.
• Hmm..you have to get approval from your family first if your going to have
inter-caste marriage.

15. • Nepal - Foods
• Nepal doesn’t have distinct cooking style but have a taste from Indian and Tibetan
styles of cooking
• Authentic Nepali taste is found in Newari and Thakai cuisines
• The regular Nepali meal is dal (lentil soup), bhat
(boiled rice) and tarkari (curried vegetables), often
accompanied by achar (pickle)
Thakali CuisinesTraditional Newari Food
Regular Nepali Meal

16. • Nepal - Festivals
As many Festivals as days in a year!

17. • Nepal - Festival - Dashain
• Dashain
• Most auspicious festival
• The festival is known for family gatherings as
well as on renewal of community ties.
Younger receiving Tika ( blessings)
from Elder Popular Swing in Dashain
Tika and Jamara
-15 Day long festival.

18. • Nepal – Festival - Tihar
• Tihar
• People worship not only gods but also animals like
crow, cow and dog who maintain intense relationship
with humans
• On main day, brothers visit sister’s house where sister put
Tika on his forehead and garland around his neck. In return
she receive money, gift, clothes or ornaments.
Worshipping Crow Worshipping Dog Worshipping Cow
Brother receiving
Tika from sister
Light Decoration outside
house
- also known as festival of Light is celebrated by
Hindu where inside and outside of houses are
lightened by Diya

19. • Nepal – Festivals - Other
Chath : Celebrated by Hindu in order to thank Sun for
sustaining life on earth. Certain wished are requested
and granted.
Chariot Festival celebrated by Hindu in order to
show respect to Rain God
Holi: Festival of Color or loves celebrated
by Hindu
Mahashivaratri: Celebrated in the day lord Shiva was
married to the goddess parvati
Chhath Festival Chariot Festival

20. • As with the festival, Nepal is popular for
ancient art, architecture, pilgrims and temples.
• Next, I will show you popular temples around
Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.

21. • Nepal – Kathmandu, Capital of Nepal
Kathmandu – City of Temples with 7 World Heritage Sites
Kathmandu Durbar Square “Palace of
Palace”, World Heritage Site
Bhakta Durbar Square, World
Heritage
Swayambhunath – Oldest pilgrims of Buddhist
as old as 1500 Years. ( World Heritage)
Patan Durbar Square, World
Heritage Site
The dome represent the ground and thirteen
pinnacles symbolize the 13 stage to reach
enlightenment
Most scared Hindu Temple, Pashupatinath
(UNESCO Heritage Site)
Changunarayan, Oldest Temple of
Nepal, 500 A.D

22. • Nepal – Art and Architecture
Wood Carving
Stone Carving, Chaityas Stupas
Pottery
Pagodas

23. Tourism in Nepal
• Nepal is very popular for natural scenic beauty
and adventurous activities due to its high
Himalayas belt in the North.
• In fact, Tourism is the second largest industry
in Nepal after agriculture.
• Let me tell you about popular destinations and
activities that you can do in Nepal.

24. • Nepal – Tourist Destinations
Langtang Region, Langtang Valley Annapurna region, Gandruk Village
National Parks, Chitwan Hill Stations, Bandipur
Tea Garden, Illam

25. • Nepal – Tourist Adventure Activities
Mountaineering Rafting Trekking
Bungy Jumping Cycling Rock Climbing

26. Let’s fly to my Hometown!
Pokhara

27. • Nepal – Top Cities – Pokhara (My Home Town)
Pokhara - ‘the jewel in the Himalaya” lie in the lap of Mount Annapurna with serenity of three
lakes
World Peace Pagoda Ultra Flight, Mt. Annapurna in the back Paragliding above Fewa Lake

28. Thank You
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