Work than festival celebration counts first for porters carrying loads for tourists

Solukhumbu, October12 — The Dashain festival air is all around and people are in a festive mood. However, for Nabin Rai of Sotang, Solukhumbu it is time for work and he set out to the Khumbu region on the day of the Phulpati, the seventh day of the Bada Dashain festival, the biggest festival of Nepal.

The 24-year-old works as a porter for the trekkers and climbers and carries their bags and logistics. For him, work carries more significance than the festivities as he has to make ends meet. That is why he was heading towards Khumbu, the gateway to the Everest, in the hope of getting work when other people were homebound to celebrate the Dashain festival.