A 15-day Hindu festival, celebrating the victory of the Goddess Durga over the buffalo demon Mahisasura.
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Stupa, Nepal
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Nepal Travel Guide
Key Facts
Area:
147,181 sq km (56,827 sq miles).
Population:
29.3 million (2009).
Population density:
199 per sq km.
Capital:
Kathmandu. Population: 949,486 (2009).
Government:
Democratic Republic.
Head of state:
President Ram Baran Yadav since 2008.
Head of government:
Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned from the post of Prime Minister in June 2010. He is yet to be replaced.
Electricity:
220 volts AC, 50Hz. There are frequent power cuts.
Soaring ice-topped mountains shimmer with rainbows of prayer flags, while the intense streets of Kathmandu are a ceaseless frenzy of honking mopeds, chattering vendors and garish signs: Nepal is a thoroughly colourful slice of Asia.
If there is a hikers' paradise, then this is it. Nepal's craggy chunk of the Himalayas offers world-class trekking terrain - from leafy Annapurna to distinguished Everest - peppered with rustic mountain villages, and hundreds of undulating trails that have been trodden upon for centuries.
But spiritual and nature-rich Nepal is certainly not only for mountaineers set on scrambling to Everest Base Camp; from the lime-green grasses of Chitwan National Park rustling with the charcoal flash of an Indian rhino, to the eclectic cafés and bohemian vibe of lake-side Pokhara, Nepal is an intriguing and welcoming destination for all.
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