Shey Festival’s Four-Day Schedule.

The Dolpo Shelri Dugdra Festival, also known as the Shey Crystal Mountain Festival, holds significant religious importance, believed to be the second most sacred site after Mt. Kailash (Gangkar Tise). Shey Ribo Drugdra or Shey Crystal Mountain is located at an elevation of 4770m from sea level. Shey Festival is one of the religious festivals for the people of…

Saldang is a village in the Dolpa District within the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. Situated at an altitude of3,620 meters (11,880 ft) in the Nakhong Valley, it resides in the historic Tibetan region of Dolpo. According to the1991 Nepal census, Saldang had a population of 1,714 in 386 individual households, and by 2011, the…

Dolpo cup firstly started around 2015. It was first started by some teachers and local staff who work in school. As they loved to play football they decided to play and match between villages boys with a bet to celebrate drinks. But later as the number of graduate students of Dolpo who studied in cities…

May the father deity (AphoYula) and mother deity (Ama Rinag) be always happy and harmonious! May your blessing and wise security for the village, cattle, and yearly crops be always best everywhere! May your wishes be fulfilled! Rain and snow be fell on time! May the crops grow the best! May the cattle get the…

Dho-Tarap (Heart of Dolpo) According to different sources, Dho-Tarap is known as one of the highest Human settlements in the world.  DhoTarap valley is located at the heart of Dolpo. Approximately 1,500 people live in three village clusters in the valley: Dho, Tokyu, and Lang. Dho has 120 households and is located at an altitude of…

Dolpo (Dolpa) Dolpo is very famous among the foreigners and the local people of Upper Dolpa. Dolpo is often referred to Upper regional part of the Dolpa district. Similarly, Dolpa is the official name of the largest District of Nepal in the area. Which is located in the western part of Nepal and bordering China…

Bon religion in Dolpo A short glimpse of Bon religion Bon religion can be classified into three types. They are prehistoric Bon, Yungdrung Bon and New Bon. The activities of prehistoric Bon are akin to central Asian shamanism. Secondly, Yungdrung Bon was founded by Buddha Tonpa Shenrab who lived on this earth many thousands of…

Upper Mustang and Upper Dolpo, an Alternative of Mainstream Trekking Destination (Everest, Annapurna and Langtang) In recent times, Nepal has been famous as the place for trekking. Nepal is rich in mountains and people have finally begun to enjoy these vast landscapes through trekking. Some of the most famous trekking destinations in Nepal are Everest…