Stories from the West

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

Jul 27, 2026 10 min read

Gosaikunda: The Sacred Lake at 4,380 Metres

Gosaikunda is a glacial lake at about 4,380 metres in Rasuwa district, inside Langtang National Park. Hindus hold that Shiva…

Jul 27, 2026 10 min read

Halesi Mahadev is a limestone cave shrine in Khotang District, eastern Nepal, sacred to Hindus as a seat of Shiva and to Tibetan…

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

The Kathmandu Valley is three districts, not one: Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur. A guide to what sits in each, where the…

Jul 27, 2026 7 min read

Nepal runs on a lunar calendar, so festival dates move every year. A national month-by-month guide to the Nepali year: what falls…

Jul 27, 2026 7 min read

Dashain runs for fifteen days in the Nepali month of Ashwin and stops the country. A guide to what happens on each significant…

Jul 27, 2026 7 min read

Tihar is five days in the Nepali month of Kartik and honours crows, dogs, cows, oxen and brothers in that order. A guide to what…

Jul 27, 2026 7 min read

Holi is celebrated on the full moon of Falgun in the Nepali hills and one day later across the Terai. A guide to why the dates…

Jul 27, 2026 9 min read

Teej is the largest womens religious gathering in Nepal. A guide to the fast, the red saris, the songs, the three days of…

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

Indra Jatra is the biggest street festival in Kathmandu: a pole raised by hand, masked dances through the old city, and the…