Thursday, November 2, 2000

Tharu

The Tharu peoples of the terai


The Tharu are the original peoples to inhabit the terai region of Nepal (The terai is the lowland on the border with India). We spent an afternoon in one of their villages.


02-Nov-2000



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Our bungalow (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)

Our bungalow


The "Encounter Overland" bus (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)

The "Encounter Overland" bus


Tharu schoolchildren (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)

Tharu schoolchildren


 (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)


Himalayas from the terai

Himalayas from the terai


Tharu village children (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)

Tharu village children


The village children collected a bunch of cow patties and made this... : Why?? Perhaps fuel?? (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)

The village children collected a bunch of cow patties and made this...

Why?? Perhaps fuel??


More children (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)

More children


 (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)


 (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)


Cutting planks (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)

Cutting planks


 (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)


Village elder (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)

Village elder


Tatooed woman (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)

Tatooed woman


 (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)


The ox cart that we rode to the village in (Nepal, The Travel Addicts)

The ox cart that we rode to the village in

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