INSIDE HIMALAYAS | NEPAL | TIBET | BHUTAN
INSIDE HIMALAYAS | NEPAL | TIBET | BHUTAN
of Malana natives is evidence of this
European ancestry. I couldn’t see how
they differed in appearance from other
Himachalis, who tend to be relatively
fair-skinned Indians, with dark brown
hair and hazel or green eyes. village walls is Rs 2500. There are
guesthouses on the edges of Malana
for visitors to stay in, but they are
run by non-natives to Malana, and
are not permitted within the actual
perimeters of the village.
This isn’t the only interesting
thing about Malana. The people
there practice a very strict form of
untouchability, and believe that all
outsiders are uncl