Best Himalayan tour in Nepal, upper Mustang trekking

 

Mustang also gives you the chance to observe ancient culture like polyandry and polygamy where polygamy refers to which a woman takes two or more husband at the same time and whereas the polyandry refers to a male who takes two or more than two husbands. Mustang is also unique in its burial rituals where they follow their Tibetan horoscope whether it has shown to bury the dead body or feed the body to a vulture or burn the body or flow the body in the river. This district is also famous for trade, vegetation and animal husbandry. The lower land of this district offers a traditional service from Gurungs and Thakali in Jomsom.

 

Mustang monasteries are not only for worship but it is also for the celebration like Teji festival in Lo- Monthang which is the festival celebrated to mark the victory of good over evil or for the prayer of world peace. Normally this festival falls on the 27 and 29 of the third month of Tibetan calendar; this is in late April or early May. Yartung is another festival that is horse racing festival especially occurs in Muktinath and falls in August every year. Toren lha is the festival of Thakali which means a New Year festival of their calendar. Loshar is another observation festival of Mustang which is celebrated by Tibetans peoples of mustang where Lo means “year” and shar means “new.