{"id":3664,"date":"2023-09-18T22:29:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T16:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/?p=3664"},"modified":"2023-09-18T22:30:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T16:45:43","slug":"polyandrous-marriage-in-humla-a-cultural-perspective-photo-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/183664\/","title":{"rendered":"Polyandrous Marriage in Humla: A Cultural Perspective (Photo Feature)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Nyinbas inherited their practices of fraternal polyandry from their Tibetan ancestors, who migrated to the Humla valley from the steppes of the Asian plateau centuries ago. They also inherited a love for trading and herding which together with cultivation the meager soil, make yup the traditional Nyinbas economy. Polyandry suits this economy, \u201cWith one or two husbands always away on herding or trading trips, one husband will always be at home to care fot the wife,\u201d explains Maila Dai, a trader from he village of Bargaau. \u201cWe think Polyandry is just like insurance for the wife. If one husband is no good or leaves his wife there\u2019s always another brother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"634\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3675 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-750x495.jpg 750w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/634;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"634\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3675 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-750x495.jpg 750w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/634;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-750x495.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">While being served barley beer known locally as chang, representatives of the groom\u2019s known at the Nyau dance and sing songs in the form of riddles readying themselves to go fetch the bride. They wear fabulously hand-stitched rainbow colored stripped robes and top hats.\nHumla, Nepal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3667 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11-1536x1016.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11-750x496.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11-1140x754.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/678;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11-1536x1016.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11-750x496.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11-1140x754.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-11.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Three generations (from right to left) of a polyandrous family-grandfather brothers share a wife as do three fathers and three sons all living together under one roof.\nHumla, Nepal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anthropologists have explained Polyandry as a method of curbing population growth (which is the fallacy, given that the birth rate of monogamous Hindus in the neighboring village of Thehe is the same as that on the Nyinbas), and being divided up into less profitable units when a family of sons inherits from the previous generations. It also concentrates the wealth of each household by maintaining a large population of working adult makes under one roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-1024x738.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3677 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-1536x1108.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-750x541.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-1140x822.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/738;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-1024x738.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-1536x1108.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-750x541.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-1140x822.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To the Nyinbas, its advantages are self-evident. Both men and women talk about the wealth polyandry provides and the way it distinguishes them from their poorer Hindu neighbors. Says Maila Dai, \u201cIf my sons partition the land, we will become as poop as Hindu Village of Thehe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-13-1024x668.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3665 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1035px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1035\/668;width:1035px;height:668px\" width=\"1035\" height=\"668\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-13-1024x668.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3665\" style=\"width:1035px;height:668px\" width=\"1035\" height=\"668\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Generations of a polyandrous family.\nBride with three of five husbands and parents in laws.\nHumla, Northwest Nepal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"698\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12-1024x698.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3666 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12-1536x1047.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12-750x511.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12-1140x777.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/698;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12-1024x698.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12-1536x1047.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12-750x511.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12-1140x777.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-12.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A newly married bride standing in the middle with her five husbands of different generation and her in-laws.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10-1024x660.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3668 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10-1536x990.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10-750x483.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10-1140x735.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/660;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10-1024x660.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10-1536x990.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10-750x483.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10-1140x735.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-10.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The stability of the family-this is the constant preoccupation of socities the world over. Among the Nyinba of Nepal, a woman is expected to have a number of husbands at the same time. It is normally an arrangement where a woman marries a group of brothers and moves into their household. Passionate attachment to any one of them is frowned upon, for it risks alienating the others and threatens to break up the family. While the practice of polyandry has been explained as a special adaptation to a land<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3669 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9-750x502.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9-1140x763.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/685;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9-750x502.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9-1140x763.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-9.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Humla, Nepal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3670 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8-1536x1013.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8-750x495.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8-1140x752.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/675;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8-1536x1013.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8-750x495.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8-1140x752.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-8.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Displaying family wealth with necklaces of amber, coral, conch, and turquoise, the women wear in herited gaus, portable alters, around their necks, and headdresses showing the influence of such western Himalayan Kingdom as Ladakh. Their rainbow trimmed robes, unique to the region. \n\nHumla, Nepal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3671 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7-1536x1007.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7-750x492.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7-1140x747.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/671;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7-1536x1007.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7-750x492.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7-1140x747.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-7.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Humla women dressed with heirloom jewellery will participate in the marriage ceremony by dancing and singing as they receive the representative party of the groom.\nHumla, Nepal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3674 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4-1536x1012.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4-750x494.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4-1140x751.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/675;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4-1536x1012.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4-750x494.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4-1140x751.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-4.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Three generations (from right to left) of a polyandrous family-grandfather brothers share a wife as do three fathers and three sons all living together under one roof.\nHumla, north-west Nepal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"634\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3675 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-750x495.jpg 750w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/634;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"634\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3675 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-750x495.jpg 750w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/634;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourshala.com\/ne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/humla-nepal-3-750x495.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">While being served barley beer known locally as chang, representatives of the groom\u2019s known at the Nyau dance and sing songs in the form of riddles readying themselves to go fetch the bride. They wear fabulously hand-stitched rainbow colored stripped robes and top hats.\nHumla, Nepal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Photo:- Thomas L Kelly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nyinbas inherited their practices of fraternal polyandry from their Tibetan ancestors, who migrated to the Humla valley from the steppes of the Asian plateau centuries ago. They also inherited a love for trading and herding which together with cultivation the meager soil, make yup the traditional Nyinbas economy. 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