I had been fortunate to get a chance to explore these two villages of Merak and Sakten. i called this villages as mysterious land because it is the place full of legends and myths. it rare to find people so hospitable and so simple. The face of an old lady still lingers in my mind. she came to me and gave me a handful of boiled green peas and said,''you are visitor to our village and i could not find anything than this to give it to you''. i was so touched because it is rare to find someone who cares so much for others.
And this man who claimed to have seen Yeti is so interesting, he was demonstrating me how it walks and the sound it makes. i thought maybe the government's idea to preserve this area as the sanctuary for Yetis was right.
i was really happy to have met them and happy to know that tourism will bring them great benefits. But at the same time i was worried too. Their traditions and customs so unique may get exploited with the increase in visitors. when i went there in 2010, i saw lots of people lined up in front of only telephone booth, but this year i saw most of them with cellphones. And the electricity in few months, i hope they still preserve what is uniquely theirs.
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