A warm welcome... by KarmaSong
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_______ This photo was taken on the day we got to the 'temporary' village of Laprak ( an area where some people of Laprak are living, while fixing their damaged or destroyed houses in their traditional village in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake, or waiting for a free new home in the 'new' village of Laprak, sponsored by a Nepali expatriate millionaire, a brandnew village where the Lapraki paradoxically don't want to settle down in, because it resembles a monotonous suburb perched at the top of a mountain without any running water and far from their traditional and daily beloved old village!
________ We were warmly welcomed with the villagers waiting for us from the outskirts of Laprak all the way down to the village square, holding 'katas' (traditional buddhist silk scarves) for us, and placing flower garlands around our necks or handing out a single flower to us, freshly picked flowers from the neighbouring slopes and hills, not to mention the shaman dancing and twisting himself to the sound of drums echoing all along our walking to the village square ...
________ Not everyone looks the same in Nepal, for there are quite a few various ethnic groups, depending on where you live in the country.Here, we are close to Tibet, and the vast majority of the villagers are 'Gurung', an ethnic group that speaks a language close to Tibetan, whose religion is also close to lamaism and shamanism. In Nepal, they add their ethnic group's name to their own family names, so everyone is named 'so and so' Gurung!...
_______Thank you so much for your heartfelt comments on my former photo from the Himalayas...Have a nice weekend! Don't forget to zoom in!
________ We were warmly welcomed with the villagers waiting for us from the outskirts of Laprak all the way down to the village square, holding 'katas' (traditional buddhist silk scarves) for us, and placing flower garlands around our necks or handing out a single flower to us, freshly picked flowers from the neighbouring slopes and hills, not to mention the shaman dancing and twisting himself to the sound of drums echoing all along our walking to the village square ...
________ Not everyone looks the same in Nepal, for there are quite a few various ethnic groups, depending on where you live in the country.Here, we are close to Tibet, and the vast majority of the villagers are 'Gurung', an ethnic group that speaks a language close to Tibetan, whose religion is also close to lamaism and shamanism. In Nepal, they add their ethnic group's name to their own family names, so everyone is named 'so and so' Gurung!...
_______Thank you so much for your heartfelt comments on my former photo from the Himalayas...Have a nice weekend! Don't forget to zoom in!
Comments (31)
DukeNukem2005
It is very beautiful!
Lucterios
Belle leçon d'humanité.
Jean_C
Une belle réception par une population souriante, magnifique photo, Jean-Luc!
rainbows
lovely to see so many happy faces. beautiful capture. dear jean-luc hugs galore. didi
STEVIEUKWONDER Online Now!
Anything must be better than the hardship they all sustained after such horrific land disruption. Nevertheless, I see only good coming from this expedition, especially when there is a kindly Financial backer.
Leije
Un accueil très chaleureux en effet, et ta photo rend hommage à ces visages souriants, belle prise de vue, Jean-Luc !
Koala44
Un joli voyage, de jolies rencontres, et des souvenirs à la pelle, merci pour le partage
goldie
Excellent capture of this group--how interesting all the facial variations are, both in expressions and shapes...mostly women--where are the men I wonder...
MagikUnicorn
Oui un peuple admirable ! Merci pour les infos
virginiese Online Now!
Cette scene de foule est réellement émouvante ! Tu as bien su capter l’atmosphère d'accueil : ils semblent heureux, impatients de vous rencontrer et en même temps on sent une pointe de curiosité, une envie de mieux vous connaître... Tu as eu beaucoup de chance de vivre un tel moment. Je suis certaine qu'il tient déjà une place particulière dans ton cœur...
Ta série de photos sur le Népal est le plus bel hommage que tu pouvais faire à ce peuple qui reste digne malgré ce qu'il a enduré en 2015 ! Il mérite toute notre admiration !🇳🇵
eekdog
Great capture of these folks, a photo that is the quality of the fine photographers that are in the national geographic magazine. Was pleased to view this and great info. 5++ like/fave.
Kordouane
Merci de nous faire partager tes photos enrichissantes autant au niveau de l'image que du texte, beau témoignage
farmerC
Exellent shot.
VDH
Very beautiful shot, nice people !!
Radar_rad-dude
Wonderful image of this splendid group! Fascinating read as well! Bravo! Most excellent image and information!
Faemike55
Fabulous capture and wonderful narrative.
Richardphotos
the people are beautiful and as your capture. there are many Nepali living here and some I call friends
bugsnouveau
Beautiful photography and a wonderful read, thank you for sharing
starship64
It sounds like a wonderful and very friendly place to visit. Great shot too!
ia-du-lin
Nice people, beautiful photo!
gaius Online Now!
Ces gens n'ont pas la vie facile et pourtant ils semblent heureux ici...ta superbe photo leur rend un bel hommage.
Crudelitas
Lovely People with nice colorful Clothes. Great shot, my dear friend.
Flint_Hawk Online Now!
They are an amazing group of people! I wish them all well! Thank you for sharing the information about them! Your photo is truly excellent!
anitalee
Excellent
Yolie
Magnifique photo ♥
marcPoser
Le bienvenu le plus convaincant que je puisse imaginer. Impressionnant!
steve2
Nice photo.
jmattatall
Charming photo!
UteBigSmile
Adorable image!
daggerwilldo
Ahhh the faces of the world. We are not so different in our hearts. We would do well to come together and help each other flourish,