Tihar was so beautiful. There were so many homes and businesses lit up and such a festive spirit. We took our 360 camera with us and took a walk through Thamel. I hope you enjoy the video, but there's always more to say. Please do subscribe to our channel if you haven't already. More subscribers will give us more exposure so we'll be able to help many more tourists to have a great time in Nepal.
Check out our walk through Thamel during this 'Festival of Lights in 360.
I often write about when to come to Nepal, but I’ve actually been suggesting people come after Tihar, the final big festival. The reason isn’t because it’s not enjoyable, but because so many people are totally distracted by it. People won’t work much between 2 week before Dasain and until Tihar is over. That’s about a 6 week time period. But Dasain is in October and Tihar is usually in November. This causes issues in the food industry more then anything. There is often no one to serve the food in restaurants in Kathmandu, so there are fewer items on the menu and longer wait times. But if you can eat the local food you should be fine. Just remember everyone is short staffed.
The lights were beautiful and the people were so happy during the celebration. But what is it? The celebration comes from Lord Ram returning from war and destroying a demon. As he returned people put candles out to welcome him and now people continue to do that. But there is a lot more to it than that. Many of the customs are carried out with families, so it’s difficult to get a clear picture of it.
The main date, which everything led up to, the festival is celebrated in the home and just about everyone welcomes Goddess Laxmi to come into the home to bring prosperity for the year. People actually leave the door open all night for her and keep the lights on. Next year we hope to do more to explore the festival a bit deeper. We also have another video coming up to help you understand some of the traditions that accompany the Laxmi Puja that is celebrated the day before the final evening. You’ll be able to see that on our new channel, It’s About Nepal: https://bit.ly/39iVJSp
I looked at some stores along the way, so here is the contact information for each of them that I got a business card for.
There is little in customer service and your only recourse would be the Tourist Police, but why bother them? Educate yourself well and be sure to get a receipt with the tax shown as paid. Keep the receipt for when you leave. If you show the receipt that has no store name you could get into trouble because it wouldn’t have the tax shown.
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GRK Traders
Satghumi, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal 977-1-4700003
Manufacturer/wholesaler of outdoor clothing and rental service of trekking clothing and equipment
Ultimate Jewels (next to Kathmandu Guest House)
Mosen Khan, Proprietor
Thamel, Kathmandu, 5977-014701485
Om Shanti Handicraftg and Cold Store for trekking items
Shayam Dev Rajak
+977 9841612859
Near Tibet Guest Hous, Nirvana Garden, Thamel
Royal Pashmina
Sanjeev Chapagain
9843210594Kathmandu-16, Satghumti, Thamel
MON-Museum of Nepali Art
Jenisha Maharjan (museum manager)
www.mona.com.np
977 9802020484
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