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Ingiro's picture of Tiji festival

Upper Mustang’s Tiji (Teeji) festival dates announced for 2011

The Tiji (Teeji) festival, otherwise known as the “the chasing of the Demons” festival is a great and colourful spectacle and consequently extremely popular. This year, 2011, it will be held on 29 to 31 May.

Simikot and Shelmogang (Crystal Mountain)

Photograph  © Mads Mathiasen. Close to Simikot, located in culturally rich and stunning Humla district of West Nepal, lies Shelmogang, or Crystal mountain as it is also known, because of its stunning crystalline appearance. Shelmogang can be reached through the Nyinba valley, a days walk from Simikot. Nyinba is a culturally rich valley populated with Bhotiya communities who still practice a blend of pre-Buddhist Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism. The valley is also home to the famous Raling Gompa and Siddhi caves of Guru Rinpoche. For the more adventurous, Mt. Shelmogang can also be walked from June-October via a pilgrimage trail [...]

Nwogi, Rai harvest festival, Eastern Nepal

This is a Rai festival but no information to date. If you can help supply information, please add it below as a comment! Thank you.