Nar village, Nepal
The trail to Nar village from Nar Phedi I arrived at the beautiful village called Nar by noon on 28-Aug-24 during the Nar-Phu trek. This remote isolated hamlet in the high Himalayas is home to about 50 families. The plan is to spend 2 days here. This includes one day for high altitude acclimatisation before crossing over Kang La pass (5320 M) Inside Nar Goemba during prayers Special prayers were in progress at Nar monastery (Goemba). I was extremely fortunate to attend this rather unique and rare ceremony; even my Nepali trek guide has not witnessed this ceremony before . After my afternoon siesta, I went to the monastery. The monastery is packed full of devotees. I am the only outsider in attendance. I found a quite spot at the rear of the monastery and sat there. Listening to the Tibetan chants in the monastery is quite mesmerising. After a short while, tea was served to everyone in the goemba. The villagers have come prepared with their own cups! The person serving tea called o...
