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KATHMANDU EXPRESS is an on line trading company for genuine Art & Tribal and Antique Crafts (up to 100 year old). We feature an extensive collection of the Himalayan Kingdom’s tribal, ethnical & mostly hand made items crafted with special knowledge, preserved in handful communities from generation to generation.
KATHMANDU EXPRESS is an online trading company dealing in Himalayan art, antiques and tribal crafts. Our website features an extensive collection of the Himalayan Kingdom´s ethnic, handmade artesania, crafted with the special knowledge that has been passed on from generation to generation, and carefully preserved by a handful of communities. ![]() Our products are still being produced with the same techniques which were followed centuries ago. All our craftsmen come from those devoted families who mastered and passed the rare skills & know how from the glorious time when Kathmandu Valley was famous for it’s rich Craftsmanship. These families have manufactured over the centuries hundreds of Temples & Idols masterpiece’s features. In fact, Kathmandu Valley is today’s know as open museum ,and was listed by the UNESCO as World Heritage site. Our products vary and differ from one another. Our range of items includes sacred objects which are made as part of religious practice like the Thankas which are painted by Tibetan Monks strictly following Buddhist Manuscript & by monks who practiced meditation for years creating unique painting as for their Psychic viewing through Roope Dhyan ( one type of meditation ). Our products are still being produced using the same centuries old techniques. All our craftsmen descend from the devoted families that mastered these techniques in the times when the glorious Kathmandu Valley was renowned for its rich craftsmanship. Over the centuries these families have provided the features and masterpieces of hundreds of temples and idols in and around Kathmandu, and have helped to give the Kathmandu Valley its reputation as an open, living museum, and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Our collection features sacred objects such as Thankas, which are painted, strictly according to Buddhist manuscripts(scriptures???), by Tibetan monks as part of their religious practice, and also by masters in Roope Dhyan meditation, who, through psychic viewing, create a unique form of painting. Other products like the statues of religious and mythological figurines, represent the religions and beliefs most common in the Himalayan kingdom region : coming from Buddhist and Hindu century long traditions. These kind of figurines are presented in temples and monasteries till today. Our range of religious statues and mythological figurines, represent the ancient Buddhist and Hindu religions and beliefs of the Himalayan Kingdom, and are very typical of the temples and monasteries of Nepal. We also offer items used for ritual ceremonies such as singing bowls used as a guidance tool in meditation by Buddhist practitioners and various items from the Hindu daily worship as bells, lingams, rudras, incense, trisholds and more purchased directly from holy places as Pashupatinat (one of the most important Shiva place in all Asia) or Varanasi (India). We also offer ceremonial items such as the Buddhist singing bowl, used as a guidance tool in meditation, and Hindu worship bells, lingams, rudras, trisholds, etc., which hark from such sacred places as Pashupatinat in Nepal, and Varanasi(Benares) in India Finally we offer you a wide range of popular oriental products which include genuine gems and stones, beautiful tribal and ethnic jewelries , stunning and charming Tibetan furnitures, stone Mandalas handmade by members of one of the few families which have mastered this unique craftsmanship, beautifully deigned handbags made of hemp, herbal therapeutic tea products ,and natural incense. Proudly we can provide customized design on stones and jewlery and therefore we invite you to contact us to share your ideas. Also available from Kathmanduexpress.com are a wide range of gems and stones, beautiful tribal and ethnic jewellery, stunning and charming Tibetan furniture, uniquely crafted handmade stone mandalas, beautifully designed hemp handbags, herbal therapeutic teas and natural incense. Proudly we can provide customized design on stones and jewellery and therefore we invite you to contact us to share your ideas. ![]() For more active visitors we provide you the best travel desk offering trekking, rafting, paragliding and many other activities and tours arranged by the best tour operators in Kathmandu. For more active visitors to our website there is our travel desk offering the best in trekking, rafting, paragliding and many other activities. Tours arranged by the most reputable tour operators in Kathmandu. We are not only profit oriented company but we are also concerned of social issues in Nepal. With your help we can assist people in need such as orphans and Tibetan and Bhutanese refugees. Visiting our website thoughtfully you can learn about the many activities and actions you can be an part of in assisting these communities. We are not purely a profit oriented company but are also concerned with social issues in Nepal. With your help we can assist Tibetan and Bhutanese refugees and orphans. Visiting our website thoughtfully you can learn about the many activities and actions you can take part in to assist these communities. KATHMANDUEXPRESS is a task of passionate travelers and locals, each of us with a different field of expertise, sharing all share enthusiasm passion and keen interest in the art & culture of the Himalayan Region. We have traveled extensively in this region. A direct result of that was the need of being active in exposing this pure art & culture to the world and by that helping to preserve it. As such enthusiasts for the purity and authenticity of these crafts we can assure you the genuinity of the items presented to you in our catalogue. We invite you to be a tressure seeker with us and be a part of KATHMANDUEXPRESS KATHMANDUEXPRESS is a project of passionate travellers and local people, all sharing a enthusiasm, passion and a keen interest in the art and culture of the Himalayan region. We have travelled extensively in this area and because of this feel the need to be active in the exposure and preservation of this pure art and culture. As enthusiasts of this purity we can assure you of the absolute authenticity of the items presented to you in our catalogue. We invite you hop on board the KATHMANDUEXPRESS and be a treasure seeker with us.
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