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A village near Kyang, winter settlment of Phu village. Khampa insurgents stayed here three decades ago.

Colorful flowers on the trail leading up to Phu

Kyang: Arriving in Kyang, the winter settlement of Phu vilage was the point of attraction for Khapa buildings. Nearly three decades ago, Tibetan Khampa refugees (they are also called insurgents) came from […]

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Phu Village in Manang District

Karma Ringchhe studies in grade two in Phu school when she is not working in Koru field. In this photo, she is seen carrying Koru haystack

Trail leading up to Phu: This trail is constructed by the Phu villagers which is destroyed by the heavy snow every year.

Phu: Make your lips round […]

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Two bridges, Old and New, at Nar Phedi
The Bridge: Yes, the bridge. One of the most exciting structures that I have ever seen. The location makes it even more exciting. I wouldn’t call it an ‘engineering wonder’ but it is built so meticulously that you wonder how they built such a thing in such […]

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Thrashing Koru in Nar: Men thrash the grain where as women take part in the process by sifting

Army parade or the heart beat? The sound coming out is like grap, grap, grap. For me it was like an army parade where as for Jen it was like a heartbeat. I found this observation cool.

They wake […]

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Kang La Phedi: After spending most of the day (till afternoon) we headed for Kang La Phedi, a place below the Kang La Pass. In the morning, I talked to some of the Koru thrashers.
While dragging myself up to Kang La Phedi I saw some of the amazing and spectacular scenes in my life. […]

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