Travel Nepal in October Month

Festive time

October month is the best month to travel in Nepal. This month is fairly dry and pleasant. It is considered as the best month for trekking, rafting and sightseeing. The weather is clear with mild to warm days and cold nights.

This month lies in the autumn season where you can see and feel the greenery of country sides, clean sparkling air and the perfect Himalayan views all around. Also you can entertain yourself by doing different activities like Jungle safari, short hiking or overnight stays in the Nagarkot & Dhulikhel for the best views of the sunrise and the sunset.

Pokhara is recommened for the best spot as it is known for the romantic city of Nepal. Pokhara is often called the enchanting Himalayan valley with a heart of major action and adventures. In the morning time you can see the reflection of sunlight from a mountain is always a breathtakng site that you will never forget the sight of the fishtail mountain standing right before eyes.  Sarangkot is the most popular destination where you can enjoy the magnificent view of the mountains and the great view of Pokhara valley. Many tourist comes to Sarangkot for sunrise view and goback after few hours but it will be good if tourist stay there for one night and enjoy the view and city light of Pokhara from Sarangkot. Paragliding can also be done from Sarangkot that you can enjoy on the spot. During the Dashain festival Kathmandu valley is less crowded than usual, as most of its inhabitants will literally be flocking out of the valley to visit their families in remote villages for this festivals. Nepali people wherever they live, they try to reach home to celeberate Dashain festival together with their family.

This is also the best seasons of festivities as Nepal celebrates the biggest & longest festival of Hindu, Dashain followed by Tihar which falls on the month of October. Dashain is regarded as victory of truth over the evil. It is a celeberation of victory of good over bad. It is the longest festival celeberated for 15 days, the most important days are the 1st, 7th, 8th, 9th, and the 10th. 1^st day is known as Ghatasthapana, 7^th day is fulpati, 8^th day is Asthami, 9^th day is Navami and the 10^th is Vijaya Dashami main day of Dashain where people worship goddess Durga and visit temples. There is tradition of buying and wearing new clothes and having big feast in this festivals. Dashain is the longest holiday in Nepal, Nepal government closes all the government office as well as educational institutions and other offices. During the festival time you can see people of all ages, children in their roof flying colourful kites of different shapes and voices shouting out. Bamboo swings are constructed with the help of community members using traditional methods during this festival where you can find local people, children having fun by playing swings.

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Bishwakarma Puja is being celebrated in Nepal

On the day of Bishwakarma man worshipped his bike

The richness of culture and tradition of Nepal has always been amazed the western travellers and travellers from other countries. Today is also another day of celebration in this Hindu dominant land, however not every citizen is in the mood of celebrating this festival. But those who are celebrating today they are celebrating like the biggest day in the earth. It is not declared as a public holiday by the government but for the group who are celebrating today, it is more than just a government holiday.

Today is the day of Lord Bishwakarma. ‘The bishwakarma Puja’. God Bishwakarma is considered as a god of construction additionally god of tools, equipment and machinery in the Hinduism. According to purana, Lord Krishna asked Bishwakarma to build the Dwaraka City, and following Kishna’s order, Bishwakarma was devoted to build the best city. On the other occasion bishwakarma is also said he had built a weapon from a Dadichi Rishi’s bone without hurting the Dadichi Rishi.

It is believed that those who worship and does the bishwakarma puja on this day will bring prosperity and progression on their job and business of machinery, tools and equipment. One interesting part of this festival in Nepal is, Bishwakarma puja is the only one festival which the day is determined according to Nepalese monthly calendar instead of lunar calendar of Hinduism. It is celebrated in 1st day of 6th month of Nepalese calendar which is on the 17th September on the year 2014. Finally another interesting side of this festival is this festival is not associated with any temple unlike other remaining festivals of Nepal. Instead of temple people worship on their home, factories, office, workshop by creating and worshipping Lord Bishwakarma of their own.

This festival is celebrated widely in the every corner of the country on the factories, workshops, plants, machinery warehouse and parking garages. The factory workers and machinery workshop workers, bus and truck drivers are the ones who celebrate this day with full of devotional enthusiasm. They decorate their workshops, factories, buses, cars with flowers or other paper decorative after special cleaning of the place followed by the puja with abhir, keshari, rice grain, fruits, traditional batti (lights) and incense stick. After they does the puja, they party with loud music, bjanan (srligious songs) with dnncing and drinking and with heavy meal with special items. Today they shut down all their work on factory and warehouse. They also drink alcoholic beverages to enjoy the day of bishwakarma.

Due to the puja there will be lack of public transportation on the streets because after the puja the owner do not drive their taxi, bus, truck. But people of Nepal kknow about this and they are prepared with the transportation situation on the Biswakarma puja day.

If you are travelling on the mid of the September please do not forget to ask your travel agency to arrange the bishwakarma puja observation during your tour in Nepal. One thig we gurantee that if you visit in any puja or participate on celeberation you will be offered free local foods. Nepalese like to treat freely with foods and drinks on their festival day, which is something good seceret to know to travel Nepal, isn’t it  ??

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Travel Nepal in September month

Women celebrating Teej festival

From mid-September to November it is the best time to travel in Nepal. Autumn seasons starts in Nepal from the mid-september which is the best season to travel Nepal because of its likelihood of getting clear skies best for mountain photography as monsoon rains and clears out the dust and pollution from the air which make the valley looks magnificent with blooming flowers. The weather starts to get stable and reliable. September month is probably known as the better time to visit in Nepal since it marks festival seasons with lots of lights and music on the streets of Kathmandu.

Mask dance during Indra Jatra festival

Many interesting and colourful festivals takes place in Kathmandu valley in the month of September. Teej, Yenya (Indra Jatra & Kumari Jatra) and Biswakarma Pooja which are the popular festivals of Nepal that is celebrated in the month of September. Teej is a colourful fasting festival which is celebrated by the women of Hindu community. On the special occasion of Teej you can find women dressing in red bright costumes and bridal dresses participating in traditional rituals and dances in the temple of Lord Shiva. Yenya means the Kathmandu festivals which is the celebration of both Indra Jatra and Kumari Jatra. It is the largest festival in Nepal which expects huge crowd in Kathmandu especially in Kathmandu Durbar Square. In this festivals you will get to see the living goddess of Kathmandu blessing people on her from chariot and people pulling tall pole on a chariots.Biswakarma puja is a worship of lord of architecture or engineering, Lord Biswakarma. On the day of Biswakarma Puja you can see people worshiping their vehicle along with machinery. Red and white cloth and holy treads are offered to vehicles and machinery in this day.

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Monastery In Nepal

Druk Amitabh Mountain (White Monastry)

Popularly known as ‘Seto Gumba’ in Nepali is located on the north-west part of Kathmandu Valley. You can see the Tibetan Culture, architecture, statue and painting which reflects the Buddhism and its techniques. It is one of the best points to view Kathmandu city, as it showcases the valley in the most spectacular way. It is also the best view point for sunrise and sunset view. On a clear day you can even see the mountain range.

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Places that shouldn't be missed while visiting Nepal

Nepal is the land of eternal beauty and attraction blended with the colourful cultures, ancient history, picturesque scenery and beautiful people with warm hospitality surrounded by two big countries India in east, west and south and China in the north. It is one of the most exotic adventure destinations where one can get involved with various activities such as: Tours and treks, Rafting, Jungle safari, Expeditions and many more. It is the land of various Flora and Fauna, Lakes and rivers, caves and mountains.

Kathmandu

                         

                                             

Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal and is the largest city. It is culturally rich. The cultural heritage of Kathmandu Valley is illustrated by the seven groups of monuments and buildings which display the full range of historic and artistic achievements for which the Kathmandu Valley is world famous. It is also home to hundreds of other exquisite monuments, sculpture, artistic temples and magnificent art. Kathmandu is blessed by a living goddess Kumari and is enriched endless ceremonial processions and events.

Patan

Patan is a city of fine arts, enclosed within 4 stupas which is also known as Lalitpur. It is one of the major cities of Nepal located in central part of Kathmandu Valley. Patan is known for its rich cultural heritage, particularly its traditions of arts and handicrafts. It is a city of festival and feast, fine ancient art, making of metallic and stone carving statue. The most important monuments of the city is Patan Durbar Square which has been listed by UNESCO as one of the seven monument zones that make up the Kathmandu Valley world heritage site.

 Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur is just 14 km away from the Kathmandu. It is also the best destination for the study of art and architecture. It has beautifully preserved Palace courtyard where we can see the beautifully carved wooden, metal and stone work. Palace of 55 Windows is the best example of woodcarving. It is a unique masterpiece built in seventeenth century. The city is rich in its Culture and Tradition due to which it is listed in UNESCO World Heritage Site. The majority of the people are Newars who are famous for their Custom and Tradition and Cuisine too. This city is also popular for different forms of mask dance performed based on lives of different deities by human representation. 

Tilicho Lake

      

At an altitude of 4919m there lies the one of the World’s highest lake “Tilicho Lake”. It lies in the Annapurna Range. The main source of the lake is Tilicho Peak and Tilicho Glacier. On the route you can have the spectacular views of the Himalayas along with the warm hospitality of the local people. The only access to reach the lake is trekking. This trek is considered as one of the challenging trek in Nepal.

Pokhara

Pokhara is one of the most beautiful city of Nepal popularly known as city of Lakes and Caves. It is second biggest city of Nepal after Kathmandu. Snowy peaks, serene Lakes, Greenery surroundings and the pristine air make this city popular among tourist. It is also the best place for the adventure lovers as it provides the adventure activities such as Paragliding, Ultra light flights, Zip Flyer. It is also the getaway to popular trekking destination i.e. Annapurna Trekking Region.

Poon Hill

At the height of 3210m there lies the Poon hill which is one of the best places to catch the sunrise view. It lies in the foothills of Annapurna offering unobstructed and magnificent views world’s 7^th highest peak Mt. Dhaulagiri and world’s 10^th highest peak Mt. Annapurna along with other peaks. The Ghorepani and Poon hill trek is a colourful foray into the Annapurna Region where you will be welcomed by the beautiful Rhododendron forest .The trek starts and ends in Pokhara.

Upper Mustang

Upper Mustang lies in the rain shadow of Dhaulagiri which is surrounded by rocks in all kind of colours and bizarre formations. This region is famous for trekking where it brings you into the hidden world of the old Buddhist kingdom of Mustang. This area is used to be a kingdom of Bhote/Thakali community until Nepal is declared a newest secular and republican country in 2008. Upper Mustang is known as restricted area of trekking because the historical and religious monuments and the natural and geographical diversity are supposed to be protected as their importance is more essential for the nation.

Rara Lake

Rara Lake lies in the Rara National Park of Mugu district in Nepal. It is the biggest lake of Nepal situated at an altitude of 2990m above the sea level covering the area of 10.18 square kilometres. The turquoise blue lake is the home of different species of fish surrounded by pine, spruce and juniper forest. It is the best destination for the trekkers where one can spot different wildlife such as; Leopards, Musk deer, Ghoral, Himalayan Black Bear and the rare shy nature Red Panda. It is also the best place for bird lover as one can see different species of birds. 

Lumbini

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Lumbini is the place where Lord Buddha was born around the year 563 BC. It lies in the Terai plains of Southern Nepal. We can see the beautiful monasteries and temples build by the different countries. It is also the best place to study the Buddhist history, art and architecture. Maya Devi Temple is the major attraction in the lumbini among the pilgrims and archaeologists.

Chitwan

The main attraction of Chitwan is Chitwan National Park. It is listed in UNESCO World Heritage Site list. It is home of different wildlife, Flora and Fauna. The major attraction of Chitwan National Park is One Horned Rhino and the Bengal Tigers.  Different activities such as Jungle safari on elephant and Jeep, bird watching, canoe rides, jungle walk and Elephant bath can be performed here in Chitwan National Park. Chitwan is the homeland of Tharu one of the ethnic group who are renowned for their culture and arts.

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