With the start of the holy month of Shrawan, Kathmandu’s streets are swarming with excited women and girls buying green and yellow bangles, materials to apply henna tattoo and beads. Devotees mark the sacred month by wearing special clothes and adorning their bodies, and sales of festival paraphernalia soar this time of the year. “We see the highest sales during the start of the festive season in Shrawan,” said Alsha Prajapati, a cosmetics shop owner at Asan. “More than 40 percent of our annual sales happen during the months of Shrawan, Bhadra and Ashwin.” According to Prajapati, prices of glass bangles range from Rs30 per dozen to Rs.300 per dozen while metal bangles cost from Rs.150 per dozen to Rs.1,000 per dozen.

“Better to die than be a coward” is the motto of the world-famous Nepalese Gurkha soldiers who are an integral part of the British Army. They still carry into battle their traditional weapon curved knife known as the Khukuri.In times past, it was said that once a Khukuri was drawn in battle, it had to “taste blood” – if not, its owner had to cut himself before returning it to its sheath.

Admirable Handmade Jewelry to Gift

Jewelry is the most precious things in the world and lovely gift too. The day when you obsessed for choosing the best gift for your friend or loved one, handmade jewelry must be your first choice. Either it’s handmade or machine made jewelry is always supposed to be the finest gift among all alternatives. Handmade jewelry blend the beauty, art and feeling simultaneously, that’s why it comes at first choice when it’s comes to the matter of gifting. Handmade jewelry is an art which itself is beautiful and elevate the beauty of users too.  Here is the list of most beautiful jewelry from various online handmade store to admire..