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Nepal, situated in the lap of the
Himalayas, borders India and Tibet. The country is blessed with an abundance of
natural
beauty. Amid the snow-covered
mountains stands the highest peak in the
world, Mount Everest.
Nepal is known as a great destination for
adventure
trekking.
The capital Kathmandu is a fascinating old city in a mountain valley
where
pagodas, narrow cobbled lanes, old carved windows and stone shrines are
the
backdrop to the drama of everyday life.
Pilgrims journey to a place south of Kathmandu called Lumbini where
Mayadevi
gave birth to Siddhartha Gautam, whom we know as the Lord Buddha and founder
of
the Buddhist philosophy. |