Above 7,000 feet, Himachal's orchard villages run their entire year around the apple harvest — a short, intense season that still involves the whole family and, often, the whole village.
Higher still, Buddhist and folk-Hindu traditions blend in mountain communities that have farmed and worshipped on these slopes for centuries, largely unchanged by the valleys below.
Worth knowing
- ·High-altitude apple orchard harvesting
- ·Handwoven Kullu and Kinnauri textiles
- ·Mountain villages above 7,000 feet
What you can practice here
Living traditions
What Himachal Pradesh still practices
Dance
NatiChhamGaddi dancesKayangDangiThoda-associated performance
Music
Pahari folkJhooriLamandevotional singingKullu nati songstribal chants
Theatre & puppetry
Kariyalatraditional village theatremasked Buddhist/tribal performances
Art & craft
Kullu shawlKinnauri shawlChamba rumalChamba chappalKangra paintingThangkawood carvingmetal craftpine-needle craftpotterybasketry
Martial & physical
Thoda archery traditionwrestlingtraditional stick/weapon demonstrations
Experiences in Himachal Pradesh
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