The Rung community is an ethnic group that shares a common culture, traditions, religion, language, and history. They reside in three valleys located in the northwestern part of Nepal and India: Byans, Darma, and Chaudas. These valleys consist of multiple villages, each with a population ranging from twenty to a hundred families.
I am Rung, I have been documenting our landscapes, culture and traditions. Presenting you images of three villages in Byans valley, I have yet to photograph four more village in the Byans valley.
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Chhangru Village, is the second last village in the northwestern part of Nepal. On the other side of the mountain is Tibet.
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Chhangru Village
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Garbyang Village, popularly known as sinking Rung village of Uttrakhand, India, due to the constant white soil erosion beneath it. It is said, Garbyang was well known for Indo-Tibet business center of India, and was also known as ‘Chhota Vilayat’ prior to Indo-China war in 1962. It is said, though the trade route was reopened in 80s, the glory that the place had before the war was long lost.
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Tinkar, another beautiful village in Rung land. It is the last Rung village in northwestern part of Nepal. Tibet is on the other side of the mountain.
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Tinkar Village
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Gunji Village on left, flowing in the middle now known as Kuti river.