Abstract
Nepal has a crematory tourist spot in Pashupatinath temple, which is a Hindu famous temple and listed as world cultural heritage. The aim of this article is to answer why the crematory spot was also used as tourism attraction? To begin with, the article will point out the limitation of the preceding concept: Tourist Gaze. The concept cannot explain the reason why a certain area is formed as a tourist spot, as it only explains the condition of being a tourist spot. Afterwards, this article will focus on international relations aspect, especially Nepalese diplomacy analyzed with Soft Power theory. The article concludes that forming a crematory tourist spot is a measure for Nepal to perform diplomacy to India and international society.
