Dear friends,
This is to have local discussion of Shyangja & Around.
All are welcome here or having Shyangjali Kurakani.

Local Photos are also welcomed.
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KaliGandaki2

Dear all,
Guess where is it in Shyangja?

hey bhinazu, i don't recall the name of that village, but it looks familiar. is it on the banks of the kali gandaki?

Bhinaju Namaste!
Yo pic chai Seti Dovan ko jasto chha :P
Just a wild guess! (seti dovan kahile gayeko bha po tha hunchha:P)
Respect
Syangjali Fataha
Foe..

Yo foto chai dashain ko Nawami ko foto(sword dance)
Location:- Chandithan bhanda mathiko kot (lau jaa naam nai aayena :(
Syangjali harule Aafai chinnus..
Syangjali fataha
Foe

Would you mind to explain about Sword Dance?

Other picture:
KaliGandaki3

Hey Foe,
Thank you for posting that picture of Sword Dance at Kot. Oh ! my trips to Chandithan.

Dear friends, Here is one picture I took few years back from Sirubari.
Sirubari is a village in North-West of Shyangja Districts. Majority of the population is Gurungs.

I had made small study on them closely.

The Gurungs live together with other ethnic groups. Majority of them, the Magars and their Khasa counterparts, have formed the bulk of the famous Gorkha regiment of British and Indian Army; Royal Nepalese Army and the police. These sturdy, hardworking people are Mongoloid physionomically. They extend their living territories from Gorkha in the east through Lamjung and Kaski to Syangja district. Almost every Gurung village or a family boasts many young men in the Gorkha regiment; their pensions and salaries being one of the main resourses of their living.


The economy of the Gurungs are mainly based on agriculture, animal husbandry and services in the army. They grow rice, wheat, maize, millet and potatoes. The terraced farming is the norms. They also derive their subsistence from sheep breeding for meat and wool. While sheep herding they use fierce mastiffs (sheepdogs). Most of the Gurung families have, however, an important source of income; the pensions and salaries of the family members who are in the army. Among them, there still exist the legendary fighters of British Gorkha Regiment, who were honored with Victoria Crosses for their bravery.


The Gurungs are very colorful, happy and flirtatious people. A caste hierarchy divides the Gurung community into ' char jat' and ' sor jat', group of four and sixteen clans respectively. They are distinctly endogamous groups. Traditionally they prefer cross- cousins marriage. Among some Gurungs, a small amount of compensation may be necessary if one wishes to avoid cross- cousins marriage. The parallel cousins marriage is , however, strictly prohibited. They also have a tradition of ' Rodi' , a club of boys and girls of similar age group where dancing and singing is performed. This institution gives them ample opportunities to know, understand each other and develop love and affection. The environment in the Rodi is very flirtatious. The whole function is guided and held in the supervision of an adult. The Gurungs have very interesting dance tradition. They perform Sorathi, Ghado, Ghatu and others on one or many occasions. The dancing season generally starts on Shri Panchami day ( On the fifth day of bright lunar fortnight some day in January or February) till the day of Chandi purnima (some day in May or April). Traditional dress of the Gurungs includes a short blouse tied across the front and a short skirt of several yards of white cotton material wrapped around the waist and held like a wide belt. The Gurung women wear a cotton or velveteen blouse tied at the front, and a sari of printed material usually a dark reddish color. Their ornaments include gold and coral necklaces, gold earrings and nose rings and bangles.

Thanks bhinaju!
Nice pic. of Sirubari!(pic. is extracted frm some site tho. :P)
if u want to kno more about Sirubari village visit these sites..

http://www.asian-trekking.com/resorts/sirubari_village_resort.htm

http://www.dianatravels.com/n_spl_cultural.php

http://www.elitenepal.com/nepal/sirubari.htm

coming up with much more....

Syangjali Foe

Sarala ji look in the links about Sword Dance.

http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/pageloader.php?file=2004/10/26//nation/nation2

http://www.routledge-ny.com/folklore/southasian/GoddessesNepal.pdf

and DP bro here is another pic. from the KOT.

hare pravu.......yesto markat nadekhau na yaar.......mula mero kitchen lobster, crab ko hatya garda garda waka lagi sako........

Foe Bro,
Hamrai ho tyo site.

Tara yo bali diyeko photole mero dimakh khayo yaar!

Yaad ayo feri tyahi
Iraq incident... ... ...
Yasto photo narakha yaar.

ल ल
फोटो अरु पनि जाओस्।

Picture Haiku

आऊ प्रिय
हग्न बसौँ कोदोबारीमा
हिमाल हेरी

तस्विर हाइकु

तिम्रो गालाको
तिम्रै लाली ओठको
रंग् सरे जस्तो

Sorry,
I forgot to upload the picture. (Photo is not taken by me.)

OOps sorry mm bro ani Bhinaju..
San Dai Kripaya Foto hataunu milchha ki??

Dada Bro ..
Haiku Dammi chha Gau janda ko yaad aayo;)
Keep writing!
Foe

Yes PG,
The bridge is over KaliGandaki River on the way going to Sirubari from ArjunChaupari side.

हाइकु

शान्त र सुखी
मान्छे भन्दा कर्मठ
तिमी भन्दा माथि

सबै बोकियो
माओमा लागिएन
बारुद बोकी

घाँस खाइयो
गण्डकीको पुल भाँचिएन
तिम्ले झैँ यहाँ

दुला छिरिएन
२ खुट्टाले हिडिएन
त्यसैले खच्चर
तिमी भन्दा माथि

Dear Bhinaju
There is no any Kali Gandaki on the way from Arjunchaupari to Sirubari! Yes, there is a stream on the way and its Darung Khola:)
And KaliGandaki ain't a small river and it has never dried :))
Foe

Hi Sarala,

Thx for posting Kaliganaki pics. I worked there for a while and i loved every bit of it. Did you happen to work for that project? Just curious!


Bramha