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Jumla valley: Ah Heaven…!!!

I was wondering how Jumla is...?!! When I reached there I found a cool breeze just catching my heart as I passed by. When I looked around, I found it surrounded by mountains- it’s valley..!!! It's name is Jumla bazar or Jumla or Jumla khalanga bazar...has two VDCs Chandannath and Mahatgaon...unexpectedly I found Newari community living for many generations and most are Shrestha people..! Here people are furnished in coat and nobody is there with bare foot. The coat in Jumla is like a common dress and unique among the Nepali culture. A contrast you can notice here is building structures...they are modern and look up-to-date. I visited Karnali Technical School (KTS) that is located towards North West direction. It was established 30 years back in 2037 BS. All the buildings it has is modern not traditional. I think the modern building that Jumla has now are followed from KTS buildings which were built by United Mission to Nepal. The graduates of