KATHMANDU, Dec 30 - An exhibition of stamps bearing the images of Nepali mountains related to people and places was held at the Hanumandhoka Durbar Square this morning.
Along with the first of its kind exhibit, renowned photojournalists who have done much for the cause of promoting mountain tourism in Nepal through their photographs too were felicitated.
Ang Chhiring Sherpa, president of Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) and deputy-chairperson of the World Mountaineering Federation, who was the chief guest on the occasion, awarded tokens of appreciation, certificates and shawls to the photojournalists.
Those awarded on the occasion are famous Nepali names working for the country’s national publications, such as Min Bajracharya of Nepali Times, Bhim Gurung and Rajesh Dhungana of Gorkhapatra, Chandraman Maharjan of Rajdhani, Sagar Shrestha of Spacetime and Sundar Shrestha of Nepal Samacharpatra.NMA president Sherpa lauded excellent works these journalists have done by taking breathtaking shots of the Himalayas which had helped the tourism industry attract more visitors to the country every year.
The awards function was followed by a stamp exhibition. In the historic setting of the Durbar Square, freelance heritage photographer Padmasagar Kakshyapati displayed her huge collection of stamps to the assembled enthusiasts and mediapersons.
Stamps dating back 50 years and bearing images of scenic mountain views, historical figures and famous places were displayed in postcard-size paper which were blow-ups of the original stamps exhibited beside them.
The mountains depicted ranged from the world-famous to unheard of peaks. Everest, the Annapurnas, Machhapuchhre, Api, Pumori, Amadablam, Lhotse, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Cholatse, Nayan, Ganesh Himal, Langtang-Lirung Cho-Oyu, Nilgiri, Jugal Himal, Nuptse, Jannu, Pabil, Tukuche and Kanchanjunga and other gigantic peaks had been captured in their full glory in the stamps.
Along with these colossal mountains, there were also images of national personalities. Among them were the late King Mahendra, Nepal’s first elected prime minister Bishewshwor Prasad Koirala, King Birendra, the first Nepali woman Everest summiteer Pasang Lhamu Sherpa and celebrated mountaineer Babu Chhiri Sherpa too were featured in the exotic stamps galore of the avid collector Kakshyapati.The picturesque tea gardens of Ilam with Kanchanjunga looming over them, images of rare creatures such as the Lynx, Great Himalayan Berbet and Snow Leopard, the Tsho-Rolpa and Tilicho lakes, the exquisite Rara National Park, the Sagarmatha satellite-earth station too were depicted on the stamps collection.
The stamps exhibit was a daylong affair, attracting hundreds of stamp collectors, mountaineers, tourists and inquisitive passers-by.
Along with the first of its kind exhibit, renowned photojournalists who have done much for the cause of promoting mountain tourism in Nepal through their photographs too were felicitated.
Ang Chhiring Sherpa, president of Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) and deputy-chairperson of the World Mountaineering Federation, who was the chief guest on the occasion, awarded tokens of appreciation, certificates and shawls to the photojournalists.
Those awarded on the occasion are famous Nepali names working for the country’s national publications, such as Min Bajracharya of Nepali Times, Bhim Gurung and Rajesh Dhungana of Gorkhapatra, Chandraman Maharjan of Rajdhani, Sagar Shrestha of Spacetime and Sundar Shrestha of Nepal Samacharpatra.NMA president Sherpa lauded excellent works these journalists have done by taking breathtaking shots of the Himalayas which had helped the tourism industry attract more visitors to the country every year.
The awards function was followed by a stamp exhibition. In the historic setting of the Durbar Square, freelance heritage photographer Padmasagar Kakshyapati displayed her huge collection of stamps to the assembled enthusiasts and mediapersons.
Stamps dating back 50 years and bearing images of scenic mountain views, historical figures and famous places were displayed in postcard-size paper which were blow-ups of the original stamps exhibited beside them.
The mountains depicted ranged from the world-famous to unheard of peaks. Everest, the Annapurnas, Machhapuchhre, Api, Pumori, Amadablam, Lhotse, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Cholatse, Nayan, Ganesh Himal, Langtang-Lirung Cho-Oyu, Nilgiri, Jugal Himal, Nuptse, Jannu, Pabil, Tukuche and Kanchanjunga and other gigantic peaks had been captured in their full glory in the stamps.
Along with these colossal mountains, there were also images of national personalities. Among them were the late King Mahendra, Nepal’s first elected prime minister Bishewshwor Prasad Koirala, King Birendra, the first Nepali woman Everest summiteer Pasang Lhamu Sherpa and celebrated mountaineer Babu Chhiri Sherpa too were featured in the exotic stamps galore of the avid collector Kakshyapati.The picturesque tea gardens of Ilam with Kanchanjunga looming over them, images of rare creatures such as the Lynx, Great Himalayan Berbet and Snow Leopard, the Tsho-Rolpa and Tilicho lakes, the exquisite Rara National Park, the Sagarmatha satellite-earth station too were depicted on the stamps collection.
The stamps exhibit was a daylong affair, attracting hundreds of stamp collectors, mountaineers, tourists and inquisitive passers-by.
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