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Officials Of Nepal Tourism Board Visiting Indian Cities
By KTM Metro Reporter
February 26, 2012: officials of Nepal Tourism Board have visited major Indian cities such as Mumbai, Pune, Indore and so on to attract Indian tourists to Nepal. According to the data released by Nepal Tourism Board, the number of Indian tourists visiting Nepal has increased by 28% in 2011 in comparison to 2010. Officials of the Nepal Tourism Board have claimed that the tourism industry contributes 4% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The growing number of affluent Indians has certainly contributed to the increase in the number of Indian tourists visiting Nepal. Most probably a large number of Indians visit different religious sites in Nepal. The most famous Nepalese religious sites for Indians are Pashupati in Kathmandu, Muktinath in western high mountains, Janaki Temple in Janakpur in Terai. Most of the Hindus Indians visit any one of these sites once in their lifetime. A large number of Indian pilgrims visit these religious sites during the once-a-year religious events such as Mahashivaratri, Bibaha panchami and janai purnima. In the Mahashivaratri event, pilgrims visit Pashupati in Kathmandu, in the Bibaha panchami they visit Janaki Temple in Terai, and in the Janai purnima, they visit Muktinath en mass.
For most of the mid affluent Indians Nepal has been the destination for spending the company-paid holidays. Nepal is cheaper in comparison to other tourist destinations even in India, and the natural beauty is far better than the beauty of the famous Indian northern tourist destinations. Nepalese casinos also attract Indian tourists and gamblers.
In addition, Nepal attracts a large number of Indian artisans such as well diggers, plumbers, carpenters, electricians, street hawkers, and fruit sellers. All of the street fruit vendors are of the Indian origin. Most of the construction workers also are of the Indian origin.
