NEPAL AT GLANCE OVERVIEW

Nation where the Mt. Everest stands tall and the birth place of Gautam Buddha. A landlocked country that is now an officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is situated in the South-East of Asia. It is bordered to the North with China and to the south, east and west with India. With the area of 147,181 square kilometers the nation exhibits its rich geographical beauties fabricated with varieties of species living in this land of peace.
The mountainous north of Nepal has eight of the world’s ten tallest mountains, including the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest. It contains more than 240 peaks over 20,000 ft above sea level. The fertile and humid south is heavily urbanized. Hinduism is practiced by a larger majority of people in Nepal than in any other nation. And at the same Buddhism holds its strong grip of love and peace among the people being the minority faith in the country.
Besides the natural beauties the religious and cultural exquisiteness carries its own message to the people visiting this country and to the entire world. The traditions that are even seen today are practiced and passed from generations to generations from thousands of years ago. Nepal holds its own history and beauty of being a peaceful country. The capital of the nation Kathmandu alone encircles seven UNESCO Cultural Heritage Sites and exhibits Vedic and Buddhist philosophy in its traditions.
Besides, there are many sacred temples and monasteries where great Tibetan monks like Milarepa and Padhmasambhava visited during their time and meditated. These Pilgrimages are considered very holy and those who love to explore can also feel the excitement by visiting these places and knowing about the ancient Buddhist traditions and practices. Many beautiful monasteries are situated in many places in Kathmandu as well as in different places of Nepal that exhibits peace and love in itself.