The incense made from dried branches and leaves of black juniper and wild wormwood is threatened by overharvesting and ...

In some areas of Mustang, local people are saving Nepal's crumbling monasteries. In Samdzong , this culture is also at risk. The village's caves, meanwhile, contain elaborate burials and shed ...

Unlike their lowland cousins, yaks are a difficult lot. They can be unpredictable, their massive horns a great deterrent to anyone who wants to come close, and even the biggest cattle is dwarfed ...

Mustang, also known as the 'Forbidden Kingdom', is a hidden gem in Nepal! This place in the lap ... Charang is a charming village renowned for its ancient monasteries and traditional architecture.

In Bhraka village of western Nepal’s Manang district, 72-year-old Buddhist nun Tashi Lama sits in silence, chanting as she ...

Himalayan villages are suffering an increase in flash floods and droughts. One such community is Lubra village in Lower Mustang, one of the few villages in Nepal fully practicing the Bön Po faith.

In Nepal’s fabled Mustang region, the Kingdom of Lo houses ... Ngwang Phinjo, a novice monk, opens the door to a monastery in a remote village in the former kingdom. Such monasteries have ...

In the 18th century it was assimilated into Nepal but retained some ... Every household in the village—indeed, in every village in Mustang—stacks wood on their roofs, usually thin juniper ...

The district of Mustang in northern Nepal – which until recently was still ruled by its own monarchy – is regarded as one of the last bastions of undisturbed Tibetan culture. Kagbeni village ...

A Sherpa village in Nepal’s Everest region has been engulfed by icy flood waters, officials say. Experts suspect Thame - which sits at an altitude of about 3,800m - was flooded after a glacial ...