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 Reflections of Everest by into-thin-air
My Personal advice would be Not to join a tour group
Why ?
1) Tour Companies are usually either based outside of Nepal or at best in Kathmandu, Therefore nearly all the money you pay them never leaves either the companies home country or Kathmandu & therefore hardly any of your money is spent where it really needs to be, i.e. with the locals who’s land you are trekking through
2) A Lot of Tour Companies have a Bad reputation for littering the countryside & you would hardly ever realise that this is happening with your group as what happens is that you leave the camp in the morning Before it is broken up, so you Never see the mess that is left behind, The same thing happens again at your lunch stop. Unless you stay behind to ensure the camping site is left clean you will never know what sate it has been left in.
3) Trekking in a group means that the group set the pace, you don’t have Any flexibility, If you wanted to stay an extra night in a beautiful village, Or you are feeling a bit off colour one day it’s the same – You have to maintain the groups schedule
4) If you don’t get on with your fellow trekkers then Hard Luck because you are stuck with them
5) Tour Groups usually camp, so therefore you are depriving the local lodge owners out of both the money for a bed as well as their food money, often lodges grow there own vegetables & sometimes even have their own hens, without the trekkers spending a little money with them their already hard life becomes that much harder
6) Someone once had the Cheek to tell me that I was a cheapskate by not joining a group & not employing a porter or guide, I tried to explain to them that I was actually employing hundreds. How did I work that out she said ?? Well I said, How do you think All the food & drink that I eat in the lodges when I am on trek gets there ? – She was still unconvinced
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 Namaste Nepal by butterfly_girl
The Nepalese generally do not shake hands, although some men may shake hands with westerners or each other.
Meaning of the word Namaste:
I honour the DIVINE in you.That place in you were the whole UNIVERSE resides.
And when i am in that place in me and you are in that place in you we are one.
NAMASTE represents the belief that there is DIVINE spark in all of us. Leave a Comment
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 by pink63
Every important event in the life, such as wedding, house building or need to gain God's favour, health and good harvest, requires offerings to the Gods.
The victims are always male animals only.
Dakshinkali is one of the most important place to be a witness at these sacrifices.
This is a temple consacrated to Kali Goddess.
It is located 25 km to the south of Kathamndu.
Follow pilgrims loading animals fated to the offering, but go there only if you have a strong stomach.
Everything is red coloured owing to the bloodshed, between the excitement of the faithfuls and the shrieks of terror of the animals slaughtered, skined and cook on the spot by the owners. Leave a Comment
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 The Late King and Queen by SumTingWong
However, from my meetings with the Maoists in rural Nepal, they don?t seem to like him at all. Leave a Comment
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 Giving Tika at a Dhulikhel
Mandir by SumTingWong
Note that Hindu temples are always associated with a certain god or topic and that Hindu temples are called "mandir" as opposed to Tibetan Buddhist temples, which are called "stupa". Leave a Comment
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 Aamaa transplanting rice by SumTingWongLeave a Comment
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 Untouchable from
Kathmandu by SumTingWong
Brahmin: This caste is the highest caste. It is composed of priests. They were looked upon as the holiest class.
Kshatriyas: This caste is made up of the nobility and the solders. The rulers of India/Nepal were born into these castes.
Vaishya: This caste is made up of the commoners. The majority of the people belong to this caste. (the caste that I lived with)
Shudras: This caste is made up of the poorest people of the Hindu world. During the Indian revolution, it was these people that Gandhi fought for. The absolute low of this caste is referred to as 'untouchables'.
And the religious justification lies in the Bhagavad Gita:
[41] The works of Brahmins, Ks.atriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras are different, in harmony with the three powers of their born nature.
[42] The works of a Brahmin are peace; self-harmony, austerity, and purity; loving-forgiveness and righteousness; vision and wisdom and faith.
[43] These are the works of a Ks.atriya: a heroic mind, inner fire, constancy, resourcefulness, courage in battle, generosity and noble leadership.
[44] Trade, agriculture and the rearing of cattle is the work of a Vaishya. And the work of the Shudra is service.
If you are interested in the history of the caste system check out this website: http://www.geocities.com/lamberdar/_caste.html and http://www.friesian.com/caste.htm Leave a Comment
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 My host-cousin and her friend by SumTingWongLeave a Comment
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 Indian Beggar with Child by SumTingWong
Due to all the competition that the Indians cause, many Nepalese have come to resent their presence in Nepal. Leave a Comment
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