Herdsmen Ascend to High Pastures with Livestock

Dhorpatan (Baglung). With loads on their shoulders, hundreds of livestock in tow, bodies drenched in sweat, and faces etched with fatigue. Herdsmen carrying small lambs and calves are currently seen in various places along the Mid-Hilly Highway's Nisi Khola and Dhorpatan road. Herds of white sheep and droves of cattle and buffaloes are seen walking, blocking the road. The herdsmen and their livestock, walking at their own pace, are now ascending to the high pastures and Bukipatan. With the onset of monsoon, livestock farmers from western Baglung every year ascend to the pastures and Bukipatan during the rainy season. The herdsmen...