You have reached checkpoint that is nearer to tilicho base camp than your starting point. Once every three years, a unique worship ritual is conducted and special bhadra mela(fare) is celebrated. Interestingly, nine snakes are worshipped. Aya Lama along with the locals come to Yak Ghang Ghyung to pray on a horse shaped statue(gathi). It’s believed that if they hear a horse’s neigh at midnight during the festival, the worship ritual is considered successful.
Before you reached here, you must have come across hill shaped like a yak alongside a small river. At this current location, locals come to Yarshagumba Hunting. Starting from May to July, this place offers an exciting adventure to the yarshagumba collectors and people who like to gaze at snowy mountains. Overlook beautiful view of Nilgiri, Dhaulagiri, and other nearby mountains, you can experience breathtaking view of icefall on Nilgiri mountain. You can search for Lomindo flower in this area that is very beautiful and many people consider it a good luck to wear it. There is a local saying that if you manage to keep it throughout your travels, then your whole year will be great.
It is believed that a Thakali trader (ancestor) returning from tibet had a thought that he wanted to let that yak go free. That person left that yak on the Yumtu gumba. Gradually, this selfless act of their ancestor became very popular among locals. Ever since, it is being retold through the yak dance in the Thini Village, organized during the Falo festival.
