NEPAL

NEPAL / नेपाल

Tourism.
Trishuli River.
First stamp in a set of 3, issued on 15.09.1978.
Face value: 15 Nepalese paisa.
Design: Kancha Kumar Karmacharya (b. 1938).
Printed by Brüder Rosenbaum, Wien.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 3,000,000 copies.
Size: 36.2 x 26mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 362.
- Scott No. 347.
- StampWorld No. 358.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 365.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 334.

The Trishuli River (Nepali: त्रिशूली नदी) is one of the major tributaries of the Narayani River, in the Ganges fluvial system. It originates in Tibet as a stream and enters Nepal at Gyirong Town. It is formed by melting snow from Mount Ganesh and Langtang Himal and flows along the western boundary of Langtang National Park. It is approximately 200 km (125 mi) long. Its name derives from trishula, the trident of the god Shiva. Rafting in Trisuli is one of the most popular outdoor activities in Nepal.