Ghodaghodi Tal is a Ramsar site in western Nepal established in August 2003. It covers an area of 2,563h (9,230ks) in Kailali Districtat an elevation of 205m (673ft) on the lower slopes of the Siwalik Hills. It was declared as a bird sanctuary in March 2022.
#ramsar #waterbirds #travel

Biska Jatra is the annual celebration of two of the most important deities of the town of Bhaktapur, the wrathful god Bhairab and the goddess Bhadrakali. The New Year of the Bikram Sambat calendar takes place at the same time as this ancient festival. A few days before the New Year, the goddess and the god are enshrined in their raths, or immense chariots,& pulled through the narrow streets of Bhaktapur by crowds of young men.
#festival #chariot

I support Local Empowerment. So, I'm sharing this Everest Base Camp Trek to promote the new way of trekking in the Himalayas where trekkers can empower the local service providers by booking services directly through them.
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The lake, arguably the only clean water body remaining in the Kathmandu Valley, is a stop over for numerous migratory bird species. Some of the visitors to the lake include the cormorants, Ruddy Shelduck, Serpent eagle, common teal.
#Birds #Lakes

When people think about extreme close-up photography, they often picture those lovely shots of butterflies, water drops or flowers. And while you can spend a lot of time out in the field photographing those types of subjects, there’s more to macro photography than meets the eye. When you begin to develop your own style and your unique view of the world, you soon find that no subject is off limits.
#Macros #TinyWorld

The Changu Narayan “Ghyampo Phodhne Jatra” or a ritual is held every year on Poush Shukla Purnima. As the Guruju Paltan arrives followed by priests carrying three silver vessels containing holy water as a symbol of the deities Changu Narayan, Saraswati and Laxmi from Changu Narayan Temple situated about 20 Kms east of Kathmandu; some people starts to smash the earthen pots laid just opposite the Makhan Pashupati Nath temple.
#Festivals #Rituals

It was a wonderful Nature-Walk this morning to the Bajrabarahi Forest. I would like to thank all for making this event successful. The purpose of this Nature-Walk was to introduce this beautiful place both naturally and culturally reach and to help conserve the wildlife / Birds and flora of this forest.
#Birding #Wildlife

The month long Madhav Narayan festival ends today. This is one of the most difficult rituals practiced by Hindus of Nepal. Devotees undertake a month-long fast, eat one meal in a day without any salt, walk barefoot in the chilly cold winter mornings, roll on the ground before taking a holy dip in the Hanumante River.
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The sadhus begin to arrive days ahead and camp on the grounds of the temple complex and the surroundings. The Ram Mandir (Temple of lord RAM) is the main attraction for most of the Sadhus. A particular sect known as the Naga sadhus make for the most arresting sight, their stout bodies completely smeared in ash, their hair in dreadlocks, and without so much as a loin cloth on them. Meaning, they are stark naked.
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