A typical landscape of yarsa, alpine meadow above treeline and below snowline. Pictured here is Manang’s Chuli Peak. All photos: ACHYUT TIWARI A young girl in the Ray-Ban sunglass is singing along to ...
On the slopes of the Himalaya grows something which is worth its weight in gold. It’s called Yarsagumba and looks like a ...
Palpa, June 1 -- Authorities have begun an investigation after a fungus-like object resembling yarsagumba was discovered in Rimigha Hill of Rumba Rural Municipality-3 in Palpa district. According to ...
Dipendra Bhandari follows a family from Rolpa as they head up north to the Himalayan foothills in search of the yarsagumba, the fungus that grows out of caterpillars prized for its virile properties.