11/17/2017 0 Comments Inhabitants Of KinnaurOne of the most interesting and less frequented destinations covered during Himachal Pradesh Tour packages is the area of Kinnaur in the upper hills beyond Shimla . Inhabitants of Kinnaur district, their life has been disturbed by the fact that Kinnaur is contiguous to the border of India. A road has been built to Shipki pass which has used many fertile terraces that had cultivated fields and orchards. With their own colourful customs and habits, they built their villages on knife-edged ridge tops each with its own deity. Dominated by a palace or a temple, the vilage has a square where the village folk assemble. The ridge top position makes it safe from avalanches. Water and top position makes it safe from avalanches. Water and cold air drain off easily and it is defensive. The Kinauras are fond of growing fruits, nuta and grapes besides grain. In the high meadows, young men roam with their sheeps and goats. In the square of Sangla village in the Baspa valley, is the temple of Nag Devta and also a huge prayer wheel. Sheeps and goats are sacrificed to the gods, and shaved heads are hung on the tempie gates. A new capital has been constructed near Chini, the chief village, located on a sharp spur hanging 2,000 metres (6,561 ft) above the Sutlej gorge. The river Sutlej divides Kinnaur into two parts, to the north is Spit and to the south - the Baspa valley. In the portion beyond the Great Himalayas, the people are Buddhists, here is the village of Pooh on the way to the Shil pass. Rising in the Kinner Kai:ash group of peaks, the Himalay can be seen in a brilliant dazzling array from Chini, the slopes, around which, are covered with chilghoza pines. There are fruit gardens at Peu. With fair complexioned, sharp features, the question is asked are they the Kinnaras of the Puranas as quoted by Kalidas in his description of the Himalayas in Kumar Sambhava. Dressed in loose home-made dull, grey-coloured, gown like woollen coats, both men and women don the gay Kinnar caps, similar to the round, velvet Kullu caps. Fond of flowers, the men who mostly support large mustaches, stick roses in their caps. Known for their simplicity and beauty, the women, who are fond of song and dance, have the proverbial love for jewellery, generally made of silver and studded with shining stones. Costume jewellery is as beautiful and impressive as the genuine article. The favourite cottage industry is weaving, as sheep rearing comes naturally to them. Developed through the ages, the Kinnauras have great skill in selecting the colour, design, pattern and motif. The shawls of Rampur, along with their caps, are much in demand all over India. Isolated for centuries, the area is now approachable by an all weather road, named Hindustan- Tibet Highway, build from Shimla to Shipki along the Sutlej valley. From it, a branch road ascends from Karchham to Sangla in the Baspa valley. Another branch road ascends to Kalpa and Chini through Peu. Besides the delicious chilghoza, the area grows almost, walnuts, chest-nuts, grapes, apricots, peaches and apples.
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