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नमस्ते · Namaste

The everyday greeting of Nepal: palms pressed together at the heart and a slight bow of the head, offered instead of a handshake.

From Sanskrit namaḥ, “I bow”, and te, “to you”. Nepalis use it for hello, goodbye, thank you and respect.

गुन्यु चोलो · Gunyu cholo

She wears a gunyu cholo: the gunyu, a long patterned cloth worn like a sari, over a fitted cholo blouse, tied with a patuki (waist sash). Republica↗ (source: President gifts gunyo-cholo to Balmandir girls: the gunyo is a long patterned cloth worn like a saree, the cholo is like a full blouse; set includes a patuki (sash), opens in a new tab)

Girls traditionally receive their first gunyu cholo at a coming-of-age ceremony, and many women weave dhaka into it, as in her cholo. The Kathmandu Post↗ (source: The revival of Nepali Dhaka (17 Feb 2025): women integrated dhaka into gunyo cholo, worn at the coming-of-age ceremony, opens in a new tab)

ढाका · Dhaka

Dhaka is Nepal’s hand-woven cloth of bright geometric patterns, produced above all in Palpa. It became the dhaka topi, the national cap and a symbol of Nepali identity. The Kathmandu Post↗ (source: Hand-woven Palpali dhaka makes colourful comeback: hand-woven geometric cloth, widely produced in Palpa; dhaka topi declared the national cap, opens in a new tab)

Nepal’s textile story also includes allo, hand-spun Himalayan nettle, and pashmina from the Kathmandu valley. Our own chapter is modern knitwear.

Nepal’s people

Nepal’s 2021 census counted 142 castes and ethnic groups and 124 mother tongues. The Kathmandu Post↗ (source: Number of castes, ethnicities in Nepal increases to 142 (2021 census, National Statistics Office): 142 castes/ethnicities, 124 mother tongues, opens in a new tab)

Dress, festivals and food differ from one community to the next. The gunyu cholo is one tradition among many.

तीज · Teej

Teej falls in the Nepali month of Bhadra (August–September) and is celebrated mostly by Hindu women, who dress in reds, oranges and greens, fast, sing and dance, in the spirit of Parvati’s devotion to Shiva. The Kathmandu Post↗ (source: How Teej songs have evolved and what they mean for women: in Bhadra, observed mostly by Hindu women, who wear reds, oranges and greens, fast, sing and dance, opens in a new tab)

Our team celebrates it at the factory too. See the photos →