Journey to Tangting Festival 2009!

My mobile was rang. It was a call of Mr. Bhoj Bahadur Gurung who is a young director of Gurung Films. He was telling me to visit his village from 28 March 2009 to 30 March 2009(Chaitra 15 to 17 2065) to attend in Tangting Festival 2009. I was so excited to visit Tangting Village. I always wish to visit Gurung villages where I could have learned about the Tamu culture, tradition.

I went to D'Village Restaurant & Bar inside of Shiva Tara Complex where the Studio of Munal Film P. Ltd runed by Bhoj Gurung is also located in the same building as I was stated by Bhoj to be there. All the members of the group gathered at 8:00 AM. Mr. Bhoj had introduced all the members with each other. There were popular Nepalese Folk Singer Milan Lama, Singeress Jyoti Thapa Magar & pop singer Roj Moktan in the team. Beside these there were two gernalists from Kantipur Television were Pradip Kanspal(a tv program producer) & cameramen Murary Ghimire. Mr. Jitesh Pradhan & Kans Gurung (reporters & Photographer) of enternepal.com. Likewise, Gunja Gurung(cinematographer of Gurung Film), Bhoj Gurung, Kubina Gurung(Producer of a Gurung Film "SHAIN NHORBAI MRUSHYOUN"). We had breakfast there & moved to our desitnation by Landrover Ga 1 Cha 3292 from Chipledhunga, Pokhara at 9:00 AM.

The jeep had crossed Mahendrapool, Ranipauwa, Kaunhunkhola, Kaseri. The jeep crossed the Vijayapur River then started to move up the hill. From the top hill, the jeep moved down & reached at Chhan Shun which is situated along the side of Mandi River. We had the tea & taken some photographs.

The artists Milan Lama, Roj Moktan & Jyoti Thapa Magar are very frank. during the travelling, they started to tell some jokes that made the travel unforgetable & made close each other. All, we were curius to reach Tangting Village.

After crossing the Mandi river, we got off passing about 2 Km way then climbed up taking the bags.

While climbing up to the hill, we didn't feel bore as well as difficulties due to lots of jokes that made us laughing. We could see the welcome gate at the entrance of Tangting Village. after then I could have seen the Board written "TANGTING VILLAGE TWINNED WITH DEBDEN & WIMBIS ESSEX UK" ON 23 October 2008. There are Chandi & Deurali along the way. We could see the Chandi Deurali in the most of the Gurung villages.

We were taken to a house where we got welcomed sitting over Radi above GHUNDRI around kitchen with the fire & had some foods. Giving our introduction to villagers. Then we were taken to another house where we got introduction with the Chief Guest of Tangting Festival 2009. Her name was Tina Night(Honorary President of Tangting Twining Association, UK), MS. Laxmi Sharma(First Nepalese Lady Tempo Driver & Successfull Nepalese Women in the Industrial Area) & Mr. Tarka Jung Gurung(Member of TTA). The artists sang a dohori song there & made the guest dance. Unfortunately, we could not reach at the premise of Tangting Youth Club on time in the inaurguration function.