Humla is the most remote area in Nepal, and one of the poorest. There are couple of vacationers, and those you meet will in all probability be made a beeline for the bordertown of Hilsa, a venturing stone to Mount Kailash in Tibet.
From the area capital of Simikot, spread over an edge at 2900m, the Great Himalaya Trail takes after the old salt exchanging course to Tibet. The trail strings along towering green bluffs over the thundering Karnali, the longest waterway in Nepal. You'll pass groups of level roofed mud houses, experiencing Thakuri ladies wearing substantial gold and silver adornments, and Thakuri men driving runs of since quite a while ago haired goats here and there the sloppy trail to Tibet.
As you approach Hilsa and the northwestern fringe, the scene ends up plainly drier, and the unique circumstance, Buddhist. It's conceivable to transform southeast into the Limi Valley's mind boggling red rockscapes and medieval stone towns. Past falsehoods aglacial valley beneath the 5000m Nyalu go, with the sea green/blue Tshom Tsho Lake furnishing astounding appear differently in relation to the consumed sienna of the treeless spreads.
The Humli individuals, similar to Nepalis the nation over, are amazingly various. Around 85% of the 56,000 individuals who live in this meagerly populated locale are Hindu. Buddhists, some of whom practice polyandry, possess the good countries. As per anthropologist Carol Dunham:
"Humla is a standout amongst the most socially interesting spots in all of Nepal, a social embroidered artwork woven from antiquated Khasa kingdoms, precursors of the excellent Zhangzhung kingdom of the north, with Rajput and Thakuri mixed in with the general mish-mash."
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