Himalayan Region

People in the northeren part are engaged in collecting cordyceps ( Yarcha Gumba), the famouse medicinal plant. This has increased the economic status of the people of the region. No roads can be found in this region. The coniferous evergreen forest of pine, fir, spure, etc are found in this lower altitude of this region. This region is less fertile then the hill and terai region. Thkalai and Mannag live in the northeren part of this region Containing nine of the world's fourteen highest mountain peaks, Nepal is a true Himalayan kingdom. The Himalayas cover three fourths of the land in Nepal. It is home to some of the highest, remotest, most rugged and most difficult terrain in the world. The loftiest peak in the world -- Mount Everest -- and other high peaks like Lhotse, Nuptse, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Manaslu, plus the presence of some exquisitely beautiful trekking routes, attract hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world to this lovely Himalayan destination. This region lies in the exterm northern of Nepal. This region consists of many snow capped mountains> Bhote and Shrepa live in the northeren part of Nepal This region is mailly cold all the 4 time. The life style is really hard to survive. In summer it is quite easier to live then wrinter. At the time of wrinter all the mountains, homes, road etc are covered with the Snow. But the main occupation is animals husbandary . They grow maize, patato, phapar. They follow different religion and cultural. They celebrate festival like loshar. Buddha Purnima and Buddha Jayanti etc. The country of Nepal can be divided into three parallel bands running from the northeast towards the southwest. Along the north of Nepal runs the Great Himalayan Range, the highest mountain range in the Himalayan system. This range has an average altitude of about 4,570 m (about 15,000 ft) and remains perpetually snow-covered. On this range rise some of the loftiest mountain peaks in the world Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, and Annapurna. Himalayan region is most suitable for horticultural. All clothes were warm and wollen clothes like bakku, dhocha, which is made off wool. People of Himalayan region enjoy eating apple> the Himalayan region has very cold climate. On a cold afternoon high up in the hills in the north of the Indian subcontinent, a short gaze towards the horizon by the light snowy touch of the day's fading brush strokes will reveal one of Nature's most magnificent monuments - the towering Himalayas. "Himalaya" is a Sanskrit word which literally means "Abode of Snow" - from hima, "snow," and alaya, "abode" - a term coined by the ancient pilgrims of India who travelled in these mountains.  Long and high ranges of mountains lie in the North and North-eastern parts of India. These ranges are called the Himalayas, i.e., 'the house of snow'. They stretch from Jammu & Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, covering a distance of 2,600 kilometers. States like Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal and parts of West Bengal, etc., also lie in the Himalayas. The Himalayas have some of the highest peaks in the world like Mount Everest & Kanchenjunga. There are big bodies of slow-moving ice, called glaciers, in the Himalayas. Rivers like the Ganga, Yamuna and Brahmaputra originate in the Himalayas and get water from these glaciers when the snow melts in summer. For Tibetans, Indians, Nepalese, and many of the other inhabitants of the Himalayas, the mountains continue to be the predominant factor in their lives. The summer months of May and June are not really hot in the mountains. In fact, some mountains remain covered with snow even in summer. In other places, the weather becomes pleasant. People come from the plains to spend their summer vacations here. The beauty of the Himalayas has lured visitors to this region since olden times. And being the world's highest mountain chain, it constitutes the greatest attraction to climbers and trekkers throughout the world. But more than anything else, the Himalayas represent the awe-inspiring power, beauty, and grandeur of Nature. Bhote, sherpa thakali, gurung, are the indigenous people redigenous people residence here. The way of living of the people here is similar to that of the Tibetion. Due to exective cold in wrinter, people come down to the wramere lawless. Because of the diffucult climate condition and poor fertility of the soil the main occupation here are trade and animal husbandary. People are in trade mostely. People were thick woolen and leather clothes in order to protect them from cold> the main religion is Buddhism. In this region there lies the Tundra vegetastion. In the heart of South Asia is located the loftiest mountain chain on earth. Forming a distinct geographical divide that separates the Indian subcontinent from Central Asia, the Himalayas extend from west to east in a massive arc for about 2500 kilometers (1550 miles). Covering an astounding area of 612,021 sq. km, the vast mountain chain passes through the Indian States of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and the Himalayan kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan . The Tibetan Plateau - the roof of the world - forms the borthern boundary of this magnificent mountain system while lower extensions of the Himalayas branch off from eastern and western frontiers of these mountains. Below there it is alpine grassland. In this region the land is occupied by the glacier soil. The northeren Himalayan region is thinly populated. The monsoons cause heavy rainfall in the foothills of the Himalayas. The heavy rains sometimes result in many rivers flooding the plains below. The monsoon winds blow from the Arabian Sea around the month of July, and first few showers are experienced along the Eastern and Western Ghats. Cherrapunji in Meghalaya receives the highest amount of rainfall in the world. People in the northeren part engaged in gathering different herbs and shrubs. In many highland areas near the equator there is no such thing as changes of seasons, as most of us are used to. In these areas the climate is springtime all year, and fields yield several crops annually. In fact, it is this type of environment in the Bolivian and Peruvian Andes that led to the only great civilization to be found at high altitudes the Incas. For the mountain people of the high Tibetan plateau, the key for survival is the shaggy coated yak. Not only is the yak an all-terrain vehicle for hauling goods, but it also furnishes the Tibetan people with meat, wool, milk, cheese and butter. The mountain people also use the yak hides to make portable tents for the herdsmen, and they burn the yak dung for heating and cooking. These people pay some of their expenses in yak’s milk butter, and as most are followers of Buddha, they also present gifts of butter to the Buddhist monks and lamas. he great Buddhist monastery of Potala is in the high altitude city of Lhasa, Tibet. To the ancient Greeks their pantheon of gods lived atop Mount Olympus.Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. Tradition says that Christ was crucified on Mount Calvary where He accomplished His greatest work of salvation for sinners. Although the exact spot of the crucifixion is not known for sure, it was probably on top of a low hill and not an actual mountain.Within the past century humans have climbed most of the world’s highest mountains. But the misty, formidable high peaks looming in the distance still fill humans with a sense of awe, mystery, and the promise of great adventure! The main occupation of people living in the mountains is farming. Terrace or step farming is done on slopes of hills to grow rice, maize, and tea depending on the height of the region they are living. Orchards of fruits like apples, peaches, pears, plums, etc., are common. People also rear animals like sheep and cows for wool and milk. Fruits, wool and handicrafts are sent all over the country from these regions. The people of Kashmir wear a typical long woolen shirt called phiran with a salwar. The men cover their heads with caps and women wear dupattas. In Himachal Pradesh women wear kurtas and churidar with scarves tied on their heads. Men wear Kurtas tied at the waist with a band and chairdars. They wear the famous and colourful Himachali caps on their heads. In most states in north-eastern India, people who belong to different tribes wear the traditional dresses of their tribe and follow their own customs.