Nepal's tourism hub Pokhara, some 200 km west of the capital Kathmandu, is trying to help revive the Himalayan nation's tourism industry, which has been severely affected by the April 25 killer earthquake. For two days, tourists and locals alike were treated to a once- in-lifetime spectacle over the sky during the first Himalayan Air Festival.
There was a vibrant and colorful display in the September sky of paragliding tandems, balloons, wind tubes, banners, flags, flowers and multi-colored smoke emitted from light planes.
