Use local greeting “Namaste” with open upright hands together at your chin (it is also the respond)
Before entering anyone’s house or temple take off your shoes.
In some of the temples entrance may be prohibited for non-Hindus.
Leather articles are prohibited to be taken inside the temple precinct.
It is better not to touch offerings or persons when they are on way to shrines.
Beef is strictly prohibited among both Hindus and Buddhists. No female animal is killed for food
Walking around the temples or stupas is traditionally done clockwise.
Generally temples and monuments are permitted to photograph but it is better to ask authorized person before taking photographs.
It is better to be decently clan when visiting any place. Sun and beachwear is not proper when roaming around. Briefs, shorts, bare shoulders and backs may not be appreciated. One need not be stiff and overdressed but comfortably and decently covered.
Do not be offered if a Nepalese lady hesitates to shake hand. In Nepal, people especially women, do not normally shakes hands when they greet one another, but instead press palms together in a prayer-like gesture known as “Namaste”.
Public display of affection between man and woman if frowned upon. Do not do something that is totally alien to our culture.
