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Gurung Culture Trek

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Pokhara to Khudi via Pasgoan, Bhujung and
Ghalegaun
Annapurna, Nepal Sept -
Oct 2006
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Page 1 Pokhara
to Pasgoan - Notes/Itinerary
Page 2 Bhujung
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Page 3 Ghanpokhara
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Ghalegaun 4 Dasein
in Ghanpokhara
& Ghalegaun
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See also
Sikles Trek 2006
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Bhujung

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From Bhujung, Annapurna IV
is visible behind the hills
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Pasgoan
and Bhujung are beautiful traditional Gurung villages perched
on the crest of a hill or high or high on the mountain side. The
two-storey houses are packed closely together around narrow alleys.
Above middle: Corn stacks. - Above right: A
traditional elliptical Gurung house.

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The early
morning is often chilly |

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Meat

Weighing
and sharing
the meat |

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The farmer keeps his share
of meat in the red bucket |
Before the Dasein festival
domestic animals are slaughtered and cut up, and the meat is shared
equally among the villagers
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The meat is divided into
equal portions
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In these traditional villages the
guest is received politely and gracefully with a namaste
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A ferris wheel and swings for
the dasein festival
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Above:
Washing, cleaning the alleyways and enjoying a cigarette in the
early morning
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A water mill grinding corn |

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Scenery east of Bhujung
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Page 1 Pokhara
to Pasgoan - Notes/Itinerary
Page 2 Bhujung
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Page 3 Ghanpokhara
&
Ghalegaun 4 Dasein
in Ghanpokhara
& Ghalegaun
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See also
Sikles Trek 2006
Last update October 07
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