Focus Asia

Mane

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closed

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Window of Gompa

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The capital of ancient kingdom Lo

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The Nature

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The Cave

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Street of Lomanthang

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Street of Lomanthang

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Making Vegetation in desert land of Nepal

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to Mustang

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Going back to home in evining

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Travellesrs

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Melted Mountain

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Chhorten

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chhuksang

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on the way

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from Chaile

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Shaman tradition of Kham Magars

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TheJhankri tradition (Shamanism) is a popular practice in the Kham Magar community of western Nepal i.e. places like Rolpa and Rukum. The jhankris are dressed up in special kind of trousers, have their faces painted and wear feathers of falcon and foliage on their head. They use porcupine needles, Ot, tiger cub's skin, Thawa, tail of a yak, palm of a grizzly bear, claws of vulture and rodents as other accessories. They also carry a large drum, called Dhwangro and a beating stick called Makke. They wear wooden ornament called Chemali on the right wrist.

The jhankri tradition is a natural, spiritual and psychological practice of healing. The old jhankris pass on this special art of manipulating a patient's mind to cure an illness to their disciples.

Every year, the jhankris from all around the community assemble for a special kind of jamboree called Pumsine. The locals actively volunteer for the smooth running of the Pumsine and help the jhankris with the needful. The jhankris spend a day and a night beating their drums and chanting. The disciples are then taken on top of a tree where the special spells are passed on from the teacher. Pumsine is also an important occasion for fresh jhankris meet old ones and find a suitable teacher to learn and inherit the art from.

Young Shaman from Kham Magar

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Smoking Shaman

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Shaman in Nepal

two of Shaman looking their own photos in camera

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Hasana Magazine

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Hasana Magazine 33

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in cover, Prof. Dr. Meena Singh Khadka, the educationists and women activist. in magazine she expressed her views against women violence.

Hasana Magazine- 32

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Shaman in Kham (Magarat region, Nepal) is cover story in 32nd issue of Hasana Magazine. Not only photography, write up also mine.