At Grande Homestay, experiencing Nepali culture is a wonderful experience in a league of its home, because you will live with a pure loving Nepali family and we will explain the daily rituals we perform at home according to the Nepalese way of life that has been practiced for centuries. Our culture is pretty much unlike others and even different to the culture practiced in India. Most tourists compare Nepali hindu culture to Indian culture; however, some similarities are evident but most of our culture is much different to that of the Indian culture.

The best time to be with us is during our major festivals which include ‘BADA DASAIN’ [the worship of goddess durga], this is a 9 days festival & is the biggest festival in our Himalayan country. The other festival is ‘Deepawali’ [the festival of lights]. This is a wonderful festival that will stir your emotions deeply. Both these festivals occur in the autumn when the weather lovely with clear sparkling blue skies.

Dasain is the time, when people take a break from their busy life to be with their families and loved ones. Dasain is that auspicious time of the year in which people forget all their troubles and indulge in feasting and fun. Dasain spreads happiness all over the country. If you’re around, you will enjoy participating in this great festival with us, especially when we put ‘Tika’ on the foreheads of younger members of the family wishing them a bright future and gifts of money is given to the children by elders. Numerous delicacies are prepared for the occasion.

Tihar, sometimes called Deepawali or 'Diwali' is the festival of lights and is celebrated by Hindu Communities all over the world. It runs for 5 days and in Nepal, the 5th day, "Bhaitika" is the most important day when Brothers meet sisters to receive tika and blessings. Brothers present gifts to their sisters in exchange for tika which is colorfully put on the forehead. There are many Nepalese who enjoy ‘Deepawali’ even more than ‘Dasain’. This is a truly wonderful time to be in Nepal and at Grande Homestay, you will experience moments never to be forgotten in a lifetime. Spend your winter holidays at Grande Homestay; you will simply love it so, so much.