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Annapurna Circuit
Page 8. Rundt om Annapurna.   Nepal, Oct. - Nov. 2005

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    ·  Page 1 Khudi - Koto - Notes/Itinerary                    Page 2 Upper Pisang/Ghyaru
    ·  Page 3 Braga                                                               Page 4 Thorung La/Muktinath
    ·  Page 5 Kagbeni                                                                Page 6 Marpha to Tatopani
    ·  Page 7 Annapurna Sanctuary               Page 8 Dhampus              Page 9 Pokhara
 

Dhampus

Sifting millet
 

Dhampus is a large village spread out along a hill top only a short walk from the main road to Pokhara.
It is inhabited by a mix of people: Gurung, Brahman, Magar, low-caste, etc.
 

Millet		Millet, corn and hay/ De orange frø er hirse
	Machhapuchhare
A Magar house
NB: Klik på billedet for forstørrelse / Click on photos to enlarge   Harvesting millet / Hirsehøst
Magar women working in the millet fields                   NB: Klik på billedet for forstørrelse / Click on photos to enlarge
		A Gurung woman
Threshing millet/ Hirsen tærskes	A Gurung woman	Millet
A Gurung family This Gurung family received me with great hospitality. In Nepal a visit from a guest is very often regarded as a visit from God
The woman is stepping on the millet in order to loosen the husks from the grain		Note the number of ear rings
Copperware / Køkkentøj
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Brahman sisters These Brahman (high caste) sisters, who are threshing millet in the courtyard, also received me with great hospitality. In Nepal, to be paid a visit is considered an honour / At få besøg af en gæst er for mange som at få besøg af Gud
NB: Klik på billedet for forstørrelse / Click on photos to enlarge   A low-caste man
A low-caste woman cleaning ginger	A Gurung man wearing a bangra, the traditional Gurung bag	A Gurung woman
A simple house	The trunk is a beehive	A simple house

Page 9 Pokhara
 

Itinerary

November 24, Pothana – Dhampus, 1650 m
November 25, Dhamphus
November 26, Dhamphus – Pokhara

    ·  Page 1 Khudi - Koto - Notes/Itinerary                    Page 2 Upper Pisang/Ghyaru
    ·  Page 3 Braga                                                               Page 4 Thorung La/Muktinath
    ·  Page 5 Kagbeni                                                                Page 6 Marpha to Tatopani
    ·  Page 7 Annapurna Sanctuary               Page 8 Dhampus              Page 9 Pokhara
 

Last update January 06

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