Sunday, April 19, 2009

Technology in Himalayas

House Construction at "Chumsur" village on way to Kimathangka near Nepal-Tibet border: Observe the Iron tools


There are no mills to make rice from the food grains. they have to depend on bamboo(wooden) tools and human strength.



Rice grains smashed with wooden sticks from the crop



Observe tools (bamboo tools)the millet grains separated from the crop.


Millet powder (raagi pindi for Andhrites) prepared from the stone tools. observe the Yak skin used to collect the powder.



(Picture was taken from "Sexila" Village on way to Tibet border). The village had its own aura.

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