Kathmandu, Oct. 8 -- The sky was clear, and snow-capped mountains gleamed in the distance.

As the Qatar Airways flight descended over the Kathmandu Valley, Deepak Bhandari, 38, of Nawalparasi, looked out of the window. It was the first time in four years that he had seen the view of home from above. The sight of Kathmandu brought back memories of his village, his home, his mother's face.

"You don't realise how much you miss home until you've been away for a while," Bhandari said.

Bhandari has worked as a salesman at a supermarket in Qatar for seven years. Since leaving Nepal, he had not been able to receive tika and jamara from his family during Dashain. "I'm really excited that this year, I'm finally here to receive tika from my mothe...