Stories from the West

Explore national parks, sacred temples, adventure trails, and the authentic culture of Western Nepal.

Jul 23, 2026 5 min read

Tharu Culture in Bardiya: Beyond the Safari

Most visitors come to Bardiya for tigers. Fewer realize the Tharu communities living alongside the park have their own deep,…

Jul 23, 2026 5 min read

In remote Karnali villages, evenings once revolved around the rodhighar — a communal gathering house where young people sang,…

Jul 22, 2026 6 min read

High in Bajura district, Badimalika is one of Nepal's Shakti Peeth pilgrimage sites — visited by thousands of Nepali pilgrims…

Jul 22, 2026 6 min read

On a 3,000m alpine plateau in far-western Nepal, a scientist-turned-hermit spent decades in solitude. Khaptad National Park is…

Jul 22, 2026 5 min read

At the confluence of the Kali Gandaki and Ridi Khola rivers, Ridi Bazaar in Gulmi district is one of Nepal's sacred bathing sites…

Jul 22, 2026 5 min read

Swargadwari means "gateway to heaven" — and the hilltop ashram complex above Pyuthan district has drawn Hindu pilgrims for…

Jul 22, 2026 5 min read

In the heart of Jumla town, one of Karnali's oldest Shiva temples still anchors an annual chariot festival that has run for…

Jul 22, 2026 7 min read

Badimalika, Khaptad, Ridi Bazaar, Swargadwari, and Chandannath Temple make up a loose pilgrimage circuit across western Nepal —…

Jun 29, 2026 6 min read

Every year on Asar 15, Nepal stops. Offices close, city shoes come off, and millions of people wade into muddy rice paddies…