MAKE A MEME View Large Image Kaski Description: Porters having a mid-morning dal bhat (lentils and rice) meal at a Thakali bhatti (inn) along a main trail northwest of Pokhara. The porters were carrying heavy loads of kerosene to Baglung. These temporary trail inns ...
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Keywords: batti commerce home life homelife meals porter tea shop teashop transportation nepal Date: 1964-02 Location: Salyan, Kaski Description: Porters having a mid-morning dal bhat (lentils and rice) meal at a Thakali bhatti (inn) along a main trail northwest of Pokhara. The porters were carrying heavy loads of kerosene to Baglung. These temporary trail inns were run by Thakali women after the monsoon and before spring planting in their homeland of Thak Khola (Tukuche and Marpha to the north along the Kali Gandaki). Only food and raksi (rice or millet wine) was paid for, no charge for overnight lodging. Date: 1964-02 Location: Salyan, Kaski Description: Porters having a mid-morning dal bhat (lentils and rice) meal at a Thakali bhatti (inn) along a main trail northwest of Pokhara. The porters were carrying heavy loads of kerosene to Baglung. These temporary trail inns were run by Thakali women after the monsoon and before spring planting in their homeland of Thak Khola (Tukuche and Marpha to the north along the Kali Gandaki). Only food and raksi (rice or millet wine) was paid for, no charge for overnight lodging.
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