Shopping in Nepal Shopping in Nepal is interesting for travelers to buy souvenir goods, such as local handicraft, clothes, carpet, Nepalese Knife, pashmina, jewelry, statues, paintings, religious statues, ceramics, tea, coffee and wood items. These goods are available in Patan, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Namche Bazaar, Jomsom, Pokhara, Chitwan, Palpa, Lumbini, Kakarbhitta, Nepalgunj, Birgunj, Manang, Dolpa, Janakpur, Biratnagar, and Lukla. In major cities shopping mall, fair trade and departmental stores are established with a fixed price. Tourist can buy souvenir items in Thamel and Ason. Shopping in Nepal is cultural, historical and traditional importance, such as Gurkha knives, Tibetan carpet (made by a refugee in Nepal), Madal, typical dress, …show more content…
These goods will be gift or memory from Nepal for friends, relatives, and neighbors. The hawker in major cities and world heritage sites also sell that need to bargain and not so recommended because they take time and disturbance in tour and sightseeing. I advice you buy a gift in a shop with negotiation price. Few popular gifts are given below. Khukuri Khukuri is a domestic weapon known as the Gorkha Knife that is used by military and local people. An Ironsmith makes with fire, hammer and water in a village hut. Quality can be different with an iron metal as you know sharp blade or not. Hill and mountain people use the knife to chop meat, firewood, animal fodder, bamboo, and sacrifice goat and buffalo in the Dashain festival. An army and police keep their belt for security in a barrack as well as the guard in a bank, and hotel and camping trek. Locals keep on the Nepalese belt (Patuka). Farmers keep a knife in their home top of a paddy store. Bhojpur district lies in the eastern Nepal, famous for authentic Khukuri. It has been famous since the World War I when Gorkha used. Thamel, Kakarbhitta, Dharan, Pokhara, Patan and Bhaktapur are the good place to buy. Check a blade quality with a cost that should 300 rupees to 10000 …show more content…
The painting process by yak skin glue, stone, minerals, gold, silver, and a brush. Gold plated Mandala in a bronze art available in the Patan. It is popular for a religious aspect, meditation purpose, and protection for home, monastery, and office. The wheel of life, a life history of Gautama Buddha, Kalachakra Mandala, Universal Mandala and deity figures are interesting. The art is available a student quality, master quality that takes one week to a year. Cost will start twenty dollars to thousand dollars with its detail work and