The 26th edition of the event lit up Lakeside with food, music, and celebrations—despite concerns over pricing.

Kathmandu (Nepal), Dec 18 (ANI): Nepal will host its first-ever International Balloon Festival next week in Nepal’s Pokhara. Addressing a press conference, the organisers of Balloon Nepal Pvt.

"We felt that we must bring a balloon festival like this to Nepal," Sabin Maharjan, an organiser of the event, told AFP. Hot-air balloons from more than 10 countries participated in the festival.

At the festival, elephants are beaten into submission and forced to race, give rides, and "play" polo and football. Abraham noted in his letter that "Nepal is a nation I deeply admire," which ...