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Our destination today is Shyala (3500m)
Breakfast with a view of Peak 29 - Ngadi Chuli (7871 m)
A loom used to make traditional Tibetan belts and skirts.
A local house in Namrung. The main community activity is timber-felling
in this pine forest region - for building materials and fuel.Animals sleep on lower storey.
Pleasant walking along the river in the pine forest.
Wheat field with watch post to ward off hungry monkeys.
Another field nearby already devastated by this cheeky thieves.
Child on the verandah of local unrendered stone house - well- stocked
with fuel.
Tunka walking through the village of Sho by prayer wheels. Worshippers
tip each wheel and chant Om Mani Padme Hum (Hail the jewel in the lotus)
Local woman collecting pine needles to combine with dung for fertilising
fields.
Children having fun barring Mark's way - wanting chocolate or chewing
gum.
Another hopeful child - a Werther's Original Butterscotch satisfied her
and she suddenly transformed from a doleful beggar into a lively victor as she
skipped off happily - probably to warn the children in the next village that we were coming..and we were a soft touch!
Constant problem of landslides - and avalanches on surrounding peaks. We
saw or heard several avalanches as we walked along the trail.
The impressive view of Ribung Gonpa (monastery) with Mt Manaslu in the
background.
Young monks from the monastery collecting wood. In rural areas the
second son or daughter is expected to go to the monastery for at least 3 years
and often stay longer to become fully-fledged monks.
We met the student monks beside the chorten in Lho. The designs inside
the chorten are beautiful, representing the life and teachings of the Buddha.
The 'mani' or stone wall had some finely etched Buddhist teaching and
symbols.
As we neared Shyala we could see the haphazard deforestation in the
area.
Our campsite in Shyala. There seems to be much building activity but not
life in the town but the view is mesmerizing.
M&M
mm_smith@bigpond.net.au
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You appear to be loading the days as we're reading them. The scenery and tales/photos of village life is a great eye-opener....Juliej
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