Shopping in Nepal

Shopping in Nepal is very exciting and rewarding. There are many shopping centers in Nepal on the main street and in arcades of hotels, full of tempting jewelries, clothes, crafts and images. One can even come across beautiful pottery work in small village shops. Tourists only after the permission of Department of Archeology, can take the antiques can take them out of the country. Traditional crafts mans colony in Patan is one of the famous shopping centers for Nepalese handicrafts.

Some of the main items to shop in Nepal are mentioned and discussed below.

Khukuri (Gurkha Knives) - it is well known weapon of Gurkha regiments. It is considered accessory knives and blade notch representing the trident of Lord Shiva. It is made up of high carbon steel, hardwood handle, steel butt plate and full tang blade. The people of Nepal, so called Gurkhas are famous for their craftiness and bravery while fighting. It is one of the main items while shopping Nepal.

Carpets- weaving carpets is a traditional and beautiful art in this country. The carpet is generally of size 100 cm by 180 cm. died with dyes, depicting dragon and Tibetan Buddhist symbols. Jawalakhel, Patan is one of the great places for carpet shopping.

Pottery- Bhaktapur in Nepal is one of the famous places for potteries. One will surely come across thousands of pottery works while shopping in this region. Even potters sit st the side of the road and work.

Jewellery- Kathmandu is a good place to shop for Jewellery. There are many jewellery makers in this area. One can easily come across several designs at reasonable rates in this area.