Traverse of Dolpo (July 2012): 4. Dho Tarap
Valley
At
approximately 4000m, the beautiful valley of Dho
Tarap is a relatively densely populated region of Dolpo
(146 households in 1991). Numerous Buddhist monasteries and chortens are
scattered across the valley.
Some houses in
Dho Tarap valley.
Some nicely
decorated windows (with the endless knot on the left, one of the eight
auspicious symbols in Tibetan Buddhism that represents the intertwining of
wisdom and compassion).
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A few of the
many chortens in the valley.
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Monastery.
Mani pebbles.
(In most of Nepal, mani stones are made by carving soft slate sheets. Pebbles
are much harder to carve.)
Main village
of Dho Tarap.
Woman and
children in Dho Tarap valley.
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Dawa shopping
in the ″general″ store of Dho Tarap.
Women in a
barley field.
Bon gompa
above Dho Tarap.
Small village
of Dhoro above Dho Tarap.
Fields between
the villages of Dhoro and Maran.
Village of
Maran, the last village before starting the ascent of Jhyarkoi
La.
Chortens in
Maran.
Woman in
Maran.
Links to other
sections:
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Section 1: Nepalgunj
to Matachaur
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Section 2: Matachaur to Tibetan camp above Maduwa
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Section 3: Crossing
Bagala La and Numala La
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Section 5: Maran
to Charkkha Bhot
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Section 6: Chharka Bhot to Jomson
