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Bon Lamas of Dolpo Dolpo, the biggest districts of all 75 districts in Nepal has Hindu influence in southern Lower Dolpo however; the Upper Dolpo practices Tibetan Buddhism and Bon because of Tibetan proximity for centuries. People believe that the purest form of Buddhism is practiced in Dolpo and this hidden land of the Himalayas…

  In several occasions, Dolpo has topped the list of fresh and unparalleled locations for Featured films and documentaries. In 1999 French director Eric Valli’s Himalayan Caravan not only exposed virgin boondocks of Dolpo, it also exhibited the unique culture of the people of Dolpo to the rest of the world. Similarly, in 2011 a…

The Tibetan Bon creed instituted by Tonpa Shenrab Miwo centered West Tibet primarily and practiced shamanism. In the ancient days the religious heads of Bon and Shen chiefly led the death rituals of the Royals. Later when Dharmaraja introduced Buddhism in Tibet the religious conflicts began in different regions of Tibet. Whatsoever, Bon and the…

Wonderfully captured in Eric Valli’s 1999 Oscar nominated movie Himalayan Caravan, time forgotten region of Nepal, Upper Dolpo is one of the restricted regions for the foreign tourists. Though the movie played a significant role in exposing natural and cultural treasures of Dolpo including Shey Gompa to the rest of the world, a very few…

  August 2012, Dolpo rejoiced Shey Pilgrimage Fair that was held in Saldang VDC, Dolpo. The celebration that brings thousands of devotees at the sacred highland monastery of Shey Gompa is celebrated in every 12 years (in the Year of the Dragon) in Inner Dolpo. Inner Dolpo is an extremely isolated mountainous region where the…

Until the end of the 18th century Dolpo was a territory of Tibet and was ruled by the powerful flanking kingdom of Lo and princedom of Jumla Dolpo. Later Dolpo came under the province of Lo, the recent day Mustang. After the union of Nepal at the start of the 19th century the coalition with…

The biggest district of Nepal, Dolpo is inhabited by almost 30,000 Dolponians. The Wild West district of Karnali Zone in north-west Nepal flanks the border to Autonomous Region of China, Tibet. Hence there are speculations that part of Dolpo is in Tibet and vice versa. The region is extreme wild where the signs of modernity…

Geography The Tibetan geography consists of soaring mountains, turquoise lakes and the origin of world’s famous rivers like Bramhaputra and Yangtze. Often called “the roof of the world” the highland wide plains over 4950m are frequently seen in Tibet. The wide deserted plains with the colossal mountains in the backdrop are ubiquitous in Tibet. Central…

The region with no known peak for elevation Dolpo, is a time forgotten isolated piece of heaven in the west Nepal which highlights its unique landscapes and ancient Tibetan culture. With the developments made in Juphal Airport this restricted region which demands special permit from the Nepalese Government to explore, now has become a center…

Introduction of Himalayas Pamir is a junction or a knot of the Himalayas, Tian Shan, Karokoram, Kunlun and Hindu Kush Mountain Ranges in Central Asia. From the imaginary point of Pamir, three Mountain ranges expand in three different directions. One of them is the Great Himalayas. Himalayas are a colossal mountain system, which soar like…