Pashmina:

Pashmina shawls and lambs wool shawls are everywhere, plus, jumpers and cardigans from Cashmere , and some hand knitted jumpers in local colors and designs. There are also a number of fair price shops representing women's skill development groups and community craft groups, selling furnishings, bedspreads, cushion covers and all sorts of gift items made from bone, wood , cane and textiles.  

Antiques:  

Customs main concern is preventing the export of antique works of art - with good reason since Nepal has a great many treasures, many kept under conditions of very light security. It would be a great shame if international art thieves and 'collectors' forced more of it to be kept under lock and key. Unfortunately a lucrative international market has led to the theft of a staggering amount of irreplaceable art.

It is very unlikely that Souvenirs sold to travelers will be antique (despite the claims of the vendors), but if there is any doubt, they should be cleared and a certificate obtained from the Department of Archaeology in the National Archives building on Ram Shah Path. These controls also apply to the export of precious and semiprecious stones.

Paubha / Thanka

Paubha also known as Thanka are sacred scroll paintings depicting deities, icons and myths of Buddhist scriptures and cosmology. The panting is executed in cotton scrolls, canvas or silk using gold, silver and stone pigment to create lustrous effect. The scroll art work is time consuming and hence it takes two to six months to complete the panting work. Although they are available in most tourist hubs, the best places to buy these are Boudha in Kathmandu and Ekantakuna in Lalitpur.

Mithila Panting

Mithila paintings are bright colorful artwork with Maithali culture themes and motifs from the Terai region of Nepal . Sita, the ideal women and perfect wife of Lord Ram from the popular Hindu epic of Ramayan, is said to have hailed from Mithila. Mithila women have been mostly engaged in the patronage of the Mithila paintings largely in Janakpur and the neighboring areas. The painting depicts scenes of domestic rituals with religious offerings to gods and goddesses to ward off evil. These worldwide popular paintings are available in the Janakpur and Dhanusha region of Terai, the seat of the Maithali culture. The paintings may also be available at some of the tourist hubs in Kathmandu.

Tea

Ilam, the hilly district of eastern Nepal products world famous is tea. The tea is wrapped in small pouch and packets and very suitable for providing as gifts. Packaged tea from different tea gardens in the country as well as international brands retaining the original flavor and aroma are available everywhere in Kathmandu or Pokhara. For a taste of fresh tea directly from the tea gardens, however, a visit to the tea gardens in the eastern part of the country is recommended...