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A Short Story about Nepali or Tibetan Rope Incense

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Have you ever used Nepali Rope Incense and do you know the story behind it? This blogpost is a short story about Nepali Rope Incense.  Photo: Nepali Women Making Rope Incense Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, and Lalitpur are the old Newari towns in Nepal that are interconnected with each other. The Newar community is one of the indigenous people of Nepal known for their rich cultural history. They play a significant role in preserving Nepali tradition and culture. It is believed that the Newari women made rope incense earlier because they considered it sacred and pure. They collected the herbs themselves, ground them, and made the incense themselves to offer to God in their purest and untouched form. With time, rope incense became a source of income for them, which they made at home and sold in the market that happened once a week or a month. Similarly, the Tibetan community, known for their mastery in preparing healing recipes, revolutionized these incense by adding healing herbal recipes to...

Nepali Rope Incense

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  Traditional Nepali rope incense is an another name of purity on this earth. It is a blessing to stay calm and peaceful using the high Himalayan natural herbs by the ancestors to the generation in Nepal. Only the finely ground natural herbs, rolled into a Himalayan Lokta paper, without any chemical process makes it healthier and also desirable. It’s important in today’s world is getting wider. Buddhist people in Nepal believe that the ancient history of rope incense is from Tibet. However, It also has the biggest history in Nepal. Every old generation in Nepal is known to produce these rope incense using their herbal recipes. Newar community in Nepal believe that burning the self-made rope incense to worship Buddha generates blessings in life. People burn these rope incense in temples and monasteries during the rituals. Also, many of them believe that burning these rope incense in the drawing rooms and while doing the extra curriculum activities makes the person more creative and ...

Handmade Jewellry Made in Nepal

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  Handmade Jewellry & Ornaments. The varieties of finger rings, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, anklets and many other Tibetan jewellry we have on our website are designed traditionally. Nepalese and Tibetans have been wearing jewellery from ancient times. Jewelleries are assets for Nepalese and Tibetan women. Though people are wearing jewellery for fashion nowadays, there are different purposes people believe and wear jewellery. To save the self from negative energy, beautify the body, a way of celebrating festivals and following the culture and traditions, people wear jewellery. Also, as a wedding gifts, to gain the good fortune and so many other traditional reasons, people follow  jewellery wearing culture in Nepal and Tibet. Moreover, it is also said that people took the jewellery as a transform tool, they could easily carry with them as there was no way of investments back then in Tibet. Many Tibetans started making jewellery to sustain their lives coming to Nepal whe...

About Amazing Hands Nepal

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  Looking for handicrafts made purely out of the works of an authentic and humane? Animal-friendly but still made out of love of Nepal and also a creative product too? We are here for you! Amazing Hands Nepal is your one-stop online shop for all kinds of Nepalese and Tibetan handmade arts and crafts. We are established with the purpose of women empowerment, young entrepreneurship, social establishment and arts and crafts development; it is always our major priority to make quality handmade Nepalese products available all around the world. We’re building a workplace and a platform for the struggling to live a normal life, selling their beautiful creations. Our varieties reach all corners of Nepal. Some locally made such as the Cashmere and Pashmina. From happy and healthy sheep’s Wool Hats and Caps, Gloves and Socks or even a distinct variety of the Cannabis sativa plant, known as Hemp . A pure & natural fibre which can be made into Hemp bags, Pouches, Wallets & many other A...