POKHARA, NOVEMBER 10 The International Mountain Museum in Pokhara has recorded a rise in visitor numbers in recent months, with 20,938 domestic and international tourists visiting the museum in the first four months of the current fiscal year up to November 6. Executive Director Nirmala Kumari Neupane said visitor numbers had increased in recent months. Of the total visitors recorded up to Kartik 20, 2,868 were from SAARC countries, 6,029 were from countries outside SAARC and 41 were non-resident Nepalis. The museum received 4,999 visitors in Saun (mid-July to mid-August), 3,347 in Bhadra (mid-August to mid-September), 6,403 in Asoj (mid-September to mid-October) and 6,189 in Kartik up to November 6. The museum showcases the costumes, art, culture and geographical characteristics of communities living in Nepal's mountainous regions. It provides information and knowledge about Nepal's mountain tourism and its cultural and natural heritage.