In the first Strain Hunter Expedition in India (on their YT channel) there's a few minutes in which there is Galeno, the italian man who was living in those mountains. He died this year unfortunately ... Real goat, real legend!
@@rockandfound What I've found out is that he lived 24 years in the Himalayan mountains. He was a master/guru of the cannabis world, not just a stoner, as the people in this video tell us :)
They are not descendents from Alexander army. In real Malana is the only place where Alexander wasn't able to invade. So he had to go back. That's why they say they are supreme.
Only place? Alexander was not able to invade majority parts of India. In Indian subcontinent he was only successful in Pakistan and Eastern Punjab area.
@@moonlighmax I mean to say whatever they call him the world winner. Ofcourse there will be many places, what's written and what happened is always different.
@@moonlighmax do not think it was because India was a great empire it self than India was a land of many fractured kingdoms starting in Afghanistan so in them times he did take half of India have you ever seen the Hymylayas (my mother and father where born there. Me in the UK) can you imagine just for a second marching an army over them now?! Not even 2500 years ago he had fractured his logistical line so much his general where so tired they had not seen home for ten years"the Persian empire was the great empire of the time"if he was fresh as his army he would of walked threw the India sub continent easy
My partner and I hiked into Malana valley from Kullu valley via Chandrikani Pass in 2018, and proceeded to explore Waichin and Parvati Valleys afterwards. It was such an incredible adventure. Malana is the strangest place I've ever encountered. Thanks for posting this up, brings back memories. Cheers
Ive done that hike to Malana via Chandrikani pass brilliant over two days , trekked up to magic valley while in Malana , Grahan village is well worth a visit other side of Kasol
Hi, very nice Doc. The problem with trash/littering is present in many countries without collection by the community. We have it in Ghana, too. The traditional lifestyle has sustained a long time without knowing plastic waste etc. Now we are overwhelmed with cheap plastic and electric goods and have no place to dump those special wastes. It might be the same problem in India. And I assume, that your hosts where shy to talk about it. Anyway, thanks for this one, nice and informative
It reminded me of the trash accumulated at the different camps on Mount Everest, the difficulty of access makes it very difficult but mostly very expensive. Companies are charging their clients a fortune for an attempt at K2, I wish the local government would impose tougher restrictions and make these Cies responsible for cleaning the mess after the season ended.
You have no place to dump those special wastes. Ok. So what do you do in this case? Right, you just dump all the thrash EVERYWHERE in nature, instead of organizing your communities to collect their thrash and at least dump it in one place.
8:07 when he said "the local didn't look like Indians .. I think you never visited northeast India... It is a divers country and you will never expect what you see in india
People in the Himalayan region are Himalayan regardless of the modern current national borders , when I was in Darjeeling , the people are from Nepalese/Tibetan descent ... HIMALAYAN
I visited Malana in 1999, a full day's walk up steep hillsides. It looks like it's changed a lot now. I'm sure there was no electricity, no roads or vehicles. Every roof was covered by slate and there was no rubbish... sad to see how it's become..
As appalled as we might be of the garbage, we have to keep in mind that they don't have garbage services out there. No one to teach them the long-term effect of rubbish in their environment because the non-biodegradable packaging is probably relatively new to them (last 10-20 years). If their government only lets them have electricity 1-2 a year, I can't imagine there are services to haul their garbage up/down a day's trek through the mountains.
i was there 89...it was totally different...only some tents to sleep, maby one guesthouse...i was invited to stay at a locals house for free and saw no other tourist...
Amazingly content, truly entertaining and very educational... Thank you for documenting this wonderful insight into amother culture, I love weed as much as the next stoner... Yet this kind of video is about so much more than that... Thank you for capturing this glimpse at another cultures world and traditions... Please keep being awsome, can't wait for the next one
I'm from Himachal Pradesh India and believe me i feel blessed that I'm born in this part of the world. Most of the people here are too welcoming (exceptions are always there) ❤️😍 Himachal Pradesh is also known as 'DEVBHOOMI' (land of gods).
@@husrebel494 Unfortunately, not caring for the very land they call God's land is not in our DNA. be it Kerala (heaven on earth) or Devbhoomi or Maharashtra (land of the emperors). One thing all us Indians need to learn is to respect cleanliness and the land we live in. I have doubts it will ever happen though.
These are the videos that the government watches and then tightens security. You sir have just increased the price of commodities in Malana. Thank you very much.
The reason they don't accept money is to use a loophole in Indian law. Money if handed directly is a proof of transaction. If you drop the money on the ground and someone happens to pick it up, it's just lost money. Can't prosecute. Nothing to do with superiority
Really? And how many people have been prosecuted under this "law"? I call complete BS. I've lived in India for almost a decade now and understand how people try to gloss over stuff like caste, religious bigotry, rewriting history with "alternate facts". This "law" is one of them "facts".
I understand your point of view..but believe me this is not why they dont accept money in hand. This is something that has come down through generations....It doesnt make sense in todays world but this was a reality in India 20 years ago....its just that Malana and its people stuck to their traditions, could be because of lack of exposure...but you cannot blame them for what they have seen all there life. And a lot have changed in the recent past..if you have been there and if you visit places like these regularly you woyld never say that.
Regarding the trash problem...for thousands of years they ate off a banana leaf and then just threw it on the ground for the cows to eat...and then came paper plates... food for thought... x
Malana is in kullu its a cool place at an altiude of 2750 where only one crop can be harvest in a year . Where you can get banana leaf there we love our place just becouse some of bad turist and our local uneducated pople r making this place hell
I wonder when the Italian guy visited? Malana Cream was available in Amsterdam when I first went there in the early 90s. Bluebird coffeeshop had a legendary selection of charas from many villages in India and Nepal. Happy days...
Did Mickey's Marijuana Boat still exists from the late 70's when I was there? It was a barge tied up outside a coffee shop with pot plant growing in half barrels on the deck.
As an Indian I am sorry for the litter. Education and awareness is something that's spreading slowly. It is slow, but I promise its getting better each and every day. Do visit our country in a few years again. I am sure you will see a better version the next time. Peace ❣
Absolutely amazing job it’s groups like this team here that are the gap between our cultures and provide a path of communication between one another and bring the planet closer as a whole. We can’t possibly begin to fix this place if we aren’t all chipping in
I don't need subtitle I just enjoy their whole interview without looking at it.... It's good to see local people sharing their experience and your able to understand their mother tongue 😁 ... Love from Himachal Pradesh
I had visited this place way back in 1982, though we were were told well before we reached the village about their taboo culture. However, we were surprised, we could move around the village freely and I remember we had spoken to two villagers and asked them about the reason why they did not want to touch us. To our suprise, to demonstrate there was no such practice, they handed over their little baby in our arms to hold. They sighted their own reason which is related to old Indian caste system, that I won't like to mention here . Otherwise, there were no restrictions as such. Recently, I learnt they follow taboo culture very strictly, and I guess that is mainly because they have learnt a new means to make extra bucks from visitors. In 80s, we had climbed Rasol Pass from Kasol and decended on the other side into Malana Valley. Rasol village on the way was one more such village which also had similar practice, but tourists hardly go there because it is situated on the edge of mountain slope and relatiely difficult to climb up. For Malana, it is now very easy to reach from Jari via road upto recently constructed power generation station but Rasol still remains out of easy reach.
I heard about this tribe a long time ago, as it’s an unheard of tradition, HP area is very humble and the tribe may be conscious, females are also in polygamy with males of the same family, restaurants don’t serve other Ind either. They’re like that against all outside the tribe.
@@Jenvlogs404 They are not tribal people. They very much participate in region's social gatherings with other people of the region. They just consider themselves of superior breed and consider other as inferior. It is like what Irish think of themselves as compared to the English. I personally very much doubt their historical claim of decendents of soldiers of Alexander the great. Their looks, language, festvals, dress and food habits are no different from the others. They have just invented unique means to make money from tourists, very enterprising business idea.
Just so you know,after the asshole from greenhouse seeds made a similar video a few years ago,there was a massive backlash from the local government and police. This sparked a crackdown that saw hundreds if not thousands of locals and tourists imprisoned for minor possession up to more serious charges,It ruined tourism and ruined livelihoods and culminated with the bulldozing of the village of Kasol. Don't you worry though comfortable on the other side of the world it won't affect you.
Why aren't any of the feminists, Climate and equity preachers chiming in? Wow... We are blessed in the western world. People need to watch these types of documentaries to get a sense of reality beyond their comfortable safe borders.
when i was in malana in october 89 i saw no other tourist, there was no street, no electricity, maby one guesthouse, only some tents to sleep...the son of the village chief invited me to stay in their house, i got a simple room to sleep, malana people came many times to show me whst they had to offer...quite a experience! things seemed to change a lot....parvati valley was so peaceful...i stayed 2 months in jari at a teachers house, he told me a lot about the region, he was a fantastic person, he invited me to stay the whole winter....only few tourists stayed there, like a family. i loved it so much, but today it seems to be a different story, their culture seems to change. it was a ful day to go there from jari, quite hard. a magical trip.
That's not how I remember it eight months later, in June 1990. There were several one room "guest houses" packed full of European tourists immitating hindu ritual practices. Everywhere has changed since 1989.
@@westartfromhere7704 when i was there in october 89, i did not see any other tourist, maby because the nights were already cold...there were some tents, just when you reached the top of the hill only.
I had visited Bhutan, and same thing with the trash, it was explained to me, that they don't see the difference between natural and man made things as important. It is all just stuff, leaf litter or candy wrappers. Also no secure dump, and lots of weather, monsoons and flooding, high winds.
@@pwrpnr9309 Bhutan is better, as a carbon negative country we have evolved faster and greater in terms of literacy and spiritually, ganja is illegal here thankfully, 🤣
I come from a greek village that also says that alexander the great is our ancestor…i tell you…these people look alot like the the people in my village.
I live nearby to this village,this video had a lot of mistranslation from what the village elders and women were saying.As you said at the end of the video,your perspective about their culture and way of life was quite limited like any other Indian people from the rest of the states due to your short stay there and it's better not to be judgemental of people whose culture you know very little about.Since Independence,this part of Himachal Pradesh has been totally untouched by the outside world,modern things and westerness due to its remote location high up in the mountains.They just try to preserve what they have learnt from their ancestors and are set in their ways.Great video nonetheless.
This was beautiful. There is no travel content anywhere i've seen that has so eloquently brought forth the vibe like this one has man. The moments with the great music and beautiful shots. You really conveyed the feels man. Took me back to my own journey in that interesting country. I haven't been so far up north, but i'd love to one day. Thanks for the epic shit man. Stay at it :D :D :D :D :D
Right on bro! Glad you are putting out some more content. Would love to hear an update how this are going with you in Australia. You inspired me to start a mushroom channel!
actaully its all about quality. this village provides on of the best quality in India or himalyas known as malana cream . every indian stoner has a dream to visit this place.
@nakedwolf9353 not just Indian stoners. I've seen a few vids of travels in weed and hash villages. Nice areas tucked away in the mountains. Unfortunately, most are $ poor. But they are weed rich. I'd trade for that. Peaceful rural living
Regarding the trash.... when you eat coconut, shellfish, fruit, most natural food comes in its own natural packaging, which, when discarded the 'packaging' becomes food for something else and biodegrades. This habit has continued and now the synthetic packaging replaces the fruit skin.
I lived there in the late 70s and 80s. Himachal pradesh one of the most beautiful places in India. But compared to 1980 this looks terrible. Its far from what malana was. Thats very very sad.
Not just New Age spirituality; all religions have been influenced by Indian spirituality. Can you imagine the environment if 1 billion plus Australians lived there? It would be utterly fucked.
Actually, the problem is that there is no such place where you can go and dispose off the waste and no waste management policies from the government also, so people got only two choices either to burn the waste or like they did make a pile of waste
The major problem is the constant high state of the male community in the village of Malana. As they are the major decision makers (this power is not given to women there), no real changes are implemented!
Charas is not Hashish. Charas is made by hand rubbing the resin (tricromes) off the flowers of living plants while hashish is made by drying the flowers then breaking them apart and shaking the tricromes off through a fine cloth, This leaves the plant material seperate from the resin. The clean resin can then be hot or cold pressed. Hot pressing fuses the resin globules together and seals the outside of the product making it more plyable and less prone to drying out If there was a global legal trade in Hashish, Charas would not be allowed because of impurities from peoples sweat and other unwanted materials from production.
The internet has many downsides, but videos like this, i love it so much. Just so sit on the other side of the world, and watching them there and live a complete different life is so fascinating. I wanna hang out there, smoke some and talk to them. It does look so cozy.
@@671Neuhof you are welcome to India brother, infact malana is not my village 🤣 i simply commented it to attract viewers. I'm from southern India. 🇮🇳❤️
Very interesting indeed. As a Historian I laugh a bit at their ideas about their ancestry and Alexander the Great's democratic values (of which he certainly had none), but good video. I believe the soft, sticky Hash from this place is called Manali in Europe. Quite famous since the Hippie days, so the Italien Galeano must have been by quite a while ago, when these guys were small kids.
they could make so many small hydro electric generators from old washer motors. and id love to explain composting to them and show them how to make rope from plastic rubish.
I know many villages like this in Uttarakhand without untouching tradition with some dope ass weed and friendly people i lived with them many days alone in their house ❤️❤️❤️❤️
When you guys asked him whether he has seen other worldly beings He said no. What he actually understood was if you were asking him if he had seen the world That's why he said no. He didn't understand you were talking about aliens. You should really get a translators. I can accompany you guys for some trips🤣⚡
This person is not taking a break from life and responsibilities - quiet the opposite. This is their job. They had to film it all and edit it and think of the content while there.
acts 2 36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. 37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. 41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. 44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45 and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
One problem with this video , it's way too short lol , great content and what an experience , I did get lost in it and would have been happy to watch more , thanks for sharing and happy X M .
Bro no wayyyyy! I have some blackberry cream rn. I was told it was mixed with 2 different growers crop but the same strain. It’s a dark brown that looks like it’s wet but it’s dry to the touch… melts to about 3/4 of its size when lit and bubbles / foams nicely. The flavor is slightly sweet with an earthy woodsy taste.. doesn’t leave you with a mouth full of suit either… just a super clean smooth smoke. personally I know I have a high tolerance for thc but this stuff has me spacing out after only like 3 small tokes lol )
Same same here in my small village in NE Thailand, also along the road lanes I cycle along, trash, rubbish, everything you can imagine, even dirty nappies chucked out the windows of the passing vehicles. Depressing, it is a beautiful place spoilt by the ignorance or couldn’t care less attitude of the locals.
The not touching the outsiders part could be from the idea that outsiders bring all kinds of diseases. Like for example, what happened to all the Indigenous People in the Americas when the Europeans reached there. And then of course the culture and the people were completely massacred. And secondly theres so much trash because, Indians (especially the ones living in rural areas and in nature,) grew up with natural things only. Like the food would be wrapped in banana leaves or some other edible leaves. The little plates and containers would also be made of leaves and other natural material. So the idea was use it and it would then become part of nature. We didn't have some chips sold in Plastic packets. We didn't have drinking water sold in Plastic bottles. We didn't have the absolute poisonous Coca cola sold in Plastic or glass bottles. The cups and utensils were made of Terracotta. So if it broke, it just became part of the earth. No paper cups or plastic cups. This absolute Trash mainly is a product of the west. Western trash. Capitalism. Which has actually ruined the entire world.
I went to malana in 1998 and it was old school only 6 tourist allowed at any one time and I was with the Italian man whose tourist name is Alex he walks with a stick and a very smart man. Toto was an English guy who changed there ways of thinking but sadly watching your video I'm almost in tears as you had to stay with the postman back then .I remember an Israeli girl who put her hand on the temple to remove a stone from her boot ,the locals went crazy a 1200 rupee fine and the sacrifice of a goat and the blood thrown where she put her hand . I love the parvati valley and have been to India 27 times it's my spiritual home. 🙏
An interesting culture of people. I hope they can avoid the transitional issues of modernization. The rubbish heaps might be reduced by composting methods. It appears you have established a decent relationship with these people. Perhaps they would be more open to sustainability management. Securing the beauty of the land and their cultural preservation. Ideas shared are often times better than money. Good video! Lots of good questions and responses.
Nice video, I enjoyed it. Regarding the trash question. I didn’t like how dude there was asking “Why is there so much trash?”. In the western world all we gotta do is put our trash in front of our house and once a week a huge truck comes to take it away. Im sure the local people there would love to have that but such a service doesn’t exist. Buddy should think about his questions a bit more, he may find that most of the answers are self evident.
Why didn’t you show us some of their hash and show how they make it? The weed looks like sativa, but some looks like Indica I did you notice yet or did you get Some seed
Gosh if he could get his product over here to America I could see it going for a pretty penny a hash connoisseur like myself wouldn't mind supporting and enjoying hash made the original way it all started here.. hope things get better
I was there in 1997 walking towards Chanderkhani pass, was there a stone quite big that you were not allowed to touch and there were gaps at the bottom ?
many big square stones like these, did you guys come by them, was like a flat pyramid. I wanted to know what goes on below them stones, if they had gaps then they needed a vent, yeah
I throughly enjoyed this video. Very well filmed, relaxing to watch, well edited and good choice of music that went well with the footage. As soon as you took the piss out of the way the villagers looked (safe to say they look like Greek descendants), I lost a fair amount of respect for you. Most people want to see you be as respectful as you possibly can be. For the rest of the video you were… Just that one comment really rubbed me the wrong way. Not to say I dislike this content, not by a longshot. I’ll sub and keep an eye for more. Well done.
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In the first Strain Hunter Expedition in India (on their YT channel) there's a few minutes in which there is Galeno, the italian man who was living in those mountains. He died this year unfortunately ... Real goat, real legend!
Wow I didn’t know he lived here. Yea it sucks he was a legendary lover of cannabis.
@@rockandfound What I've found out is that he lived 24 years in the Himalayan mountains. He was a master/guru of the cannabis world, not just a stoner, as the people in this video tell us :)
How did he pass?
Grande Galeno!
orgoglio italiano
Damn
They are not descendents from Alexander army. In real Malana is the only place where Alexander wasn't able to invade. So he had to go back. That's why they say they are supreme.
Only place? Alexander was not able to invade majority parts of India. In Indian subcontinent he was only successful in Pakistan and Eastern Punjab area.
@@moonlighmax I mean to say whatever they call him the world winner. Ofcourse there will be many places, what's written and what happened is always different.
Alexander never defeated katoch king porus, it's fake history
Because you was there?
@@moonlighmax do not think it was because India was a great empire it self than India was a land of many fractured kingdoms starting in Afghanistan so in them times he did take half of India have you ever seen the Hymylayas (my mother and father where born there. Me in the UK) can you imagine just for a second marching an army over them now?! Not even 2500 years ago he had fractured his logistical line so much his general where so tired they had not seen home for ten years"the Persian empire was the great empire of the time"if he was fresh as his army he would of walked threw the India sub continent easy
My partner and I hiked into Malana valley from Kullu valley via Chandrikani Pass in 2018, and proceeded to explore Waichin and Parvati Valleys afterwards. It was such an incredible adventure. Malana is the strangest place I've ever encountered. Thanks for posting this up, brings back memories. Cheers
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@@joshua22267 Yeah, a hash cookie.
@@joshua22267 FU
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Ive done that hike to Malana via Chandrikani pass brilliant over two days , trekked up to magic valley while in Malana , Grahan village is well worth a visit other side of Kasol
Hi, very nice Doc.
The problem with trash/littering is present in many countries without collection by the community. We have it in Ghana, too. The traditional lifestyle has sustained a long time without knowing plastic waste etc. Now we are overwhelmed with cheap plastic and electric goods and have no place to dump those special wastes.
It might be the same problem in India. And I assume, that your hosts where shy to talk about it.
Anyway, thanks for this one, nice and informative
It reminded me of the trash accumulated at the different camps on Mount Everest, the difficulty of access makes it very difficult but mostly very expensive. Companies are charging their clients a fortune for an attempt at K2, I wish the local government would impose tougher restrictions and make these Cies responsible for cleaning the mess after the season ended.
You have no place to dump those special wastes. Ok. So what do you do in this case? Right, you just dump all the thrash EVERYWHERE in nature, instead of organizing your communities to collect their thrash and at least dump it in one place.
my mans sitting in a field of weed, smoking a cigarette... smh
8:07 when he said "the local didn't look like Indians .. I think you never visited northeast India...
It is a divers country and you will never expect what you see in india
Ignorant people like to stereotype, it's easier.
I think he was talking about the majority not the minority of Indians, but in saying that I could be ignorant as I haven't travelled to India before
People in the Himalayan region are Himalayan regardless of the modern current national borders , when I was in Darjeeling , the people are from Nepalese/Tibetan descent ... HIMALAYAN
@@twofs8795 it's probably lack of knowledge
They don't even look like your average North East Indians,... Anyway he said they don't look like your typical Indians. Focus on typical---
Tom your documentaries are beautiful, love to see how your channel is evolving over the years
Oonusmuzzle on that Uzbekistan Uzzle.
I visited Malana in 1999, a full day's walk up steep hillsides. It looks like it's changed a lot now. I'm sure there was no electricity, no roads or vehicles. Every roof was covered by slate and there was no rubbish... sad to see how it's become..
As appalled as we might be of the garbage, we have to keep in mind that they don't have garbage services out there. No one to teach them the long-term effect of rubbish in their environment because the non-biodegradable packaging is probably relatively new to them (last 10-20 years). If their government only lets them have electricity 1-2 a year, I can't imagine there are services to haul their garbage up/down a day's trek through the mountains.
sad what hash does to people innit lol
@@WhuDhat haha it can be known to make you lazy from self experience, the plants I saw on this were no good for anything else anyway.
@@ReglazeRX I wasn't being serious
i was there 89...it was totally different...only some tents to sleep, maby one guesthouse...i was invited to stay at a locals house for free and saw no other tourist...
Amazingly content, truly entertaining and very educational... Thank you for documenting this wonderful insight into amother culture, I love weed as much as the next stoner... Yet this kind of video is about so much more than that... Thank you for capturing this glimpse at another cultures world and traditions... Please keep being awsome, can't wait for the next one
This is peak storytellying. Honest, eerie and beautiful at the same time. Great content!!
An absolute audio-visual treat, as always! These documentaries have such an honest and immersive feeling to them. Real gems!
agree!
I'm from Himachal Pradesh India and believe me i feel blessed that I'm born in this part of the world. Most of the people here are too welcoming (exceptions are always there) ❤️😍 Himachal Pradesh is also known as 'DEVBHOOMI' (land of gods).
tell your people to pick up their rubbish
@@husrebel494 Unfortunately, not caring for the very land they call God's land is not in our DNA. be it Kerala (heaven on earth) or Devbhoomi or Maharashtra (land of the emperors). One thing all us Indians need to learn is to respect cleanliness and the land we live in. I have doubts it will ever happen though.
Malana in Parvati Valley huh
@@husrebel494 Pay attention to cleaning your own home. They do not have any problem with the way they live.
@@yavagalsomu You should learn from @kalpesh patel
The sit down with the village elders was super cool, you could see him kind of warm up and get more comfortable after a couple smokes
That's the idea...😉♨️💨🌴😁
At the time I used to smoke, the manala hash had undoubtedly been the best ever! Top notch 👍👍👍
How do I get ahold of some?
These are the videos that the government watches and then tightens security. You sir have just increased the price of commodities in Malana. Thank you very much.
Which government? The global communist government??
EXACTLY....but hey, I'm sure he knows and is more worried about getting that story and the likes and subs that come along with it!!!!!
What are you talking about?
@@ScottieWallaceugh there’s always one isn’t there 😂😂😂😂
Good
The reason they don't accept money is to use a loophole in Indian law. Money if handed directly is a proof of transaction. If you drop the money on the ground and someone happens to pick it up, it's just lost money. Can't prosecute.
Nothing to do with superiority
😃exactly
Exactly 💯 u know was up
Hmm very smart
Really? And how many people have been prosecuted under this "law"? I call complete BS. I've lived in India for almost a decade now and understand how people try to gloss over stuff like caste, religious bigotry, rewriting history with "alternate facts". This "law" is one of them "facts".
I understand your point of view..but believe me this is not why they dont accept money in hand.
This is something that has come down through generations....It doesnt make sense in todays world but this was a reality in India 20 years ago....its just that Malana and its people stuck to their traditions, could be because of lack of exposure...but you cannot blame them for what they have seen all there life.
And a lot have changed in the recent past..if you have been there and if you visit places like these regularly you woyld never say that.
Regarding the trash problem...for thousands of years they ate off a banana leaf and then just threw it on the ground for the cows to eat...and then came paper plates...
food for thought...
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I think there was no bananas in this area thousands of years ago.. 😄
Malana is in kullu its a cool place at an altiude of 2750 where only one crop can be harvest in a year . Where you can get banana leaf there we love our place just becouse some of bad turist and our local uneducated pople r making this place hell
Paper dissolves in the rain, its plastic that's the problem.
I wonder when the Italian guy visited? Malana Cream was available in Amsterdam when I first went there in the early 90s. Bluebird coffeeshop had a legendary selection of charas from many villages in India and Nepal. Happy days...
Did man with dredloks work in Bluebird at that time?
They have also nise from Jamaica,from other cofeeshops come for
Did Mickey's Marijuana Boat still exists from the late 70's when I was there? It was a barge tied up outside a coffee shop with pot plant growing in half barrels on the deck.
Early 90s
Anyone who smokes weed is already low caste
As an Indian I am sorry for the litter. Education and awareness is something that's spreading slowly. It is slow, but I promise its getting better each and every day. Do visit our country in a few years again. I am sure you will see a better version the next time. Peace ❣
This is South Asia problem.
No idea because Iceland think lower cast will clean all other will litter
Indian culture... respect this
It's 2024 bro, how does folk not now rubbish is bad fr the environment? 😂 Even if They don't mentally, visually they can surely see it looks shitty?😬
Absolutely amazing job it’s groups like this team here that are the gap between our cultures and provide a path of communication between one another and bring the planet closer as a whole. We can’t possibly begin to fix this place if we aren’t all chipping in
Anyone know the breed of the pup?
I don't need subtitle I just enjoy their whole interview without looking at it.... It's good to see local people sharing their experience and your able to understand their mother tongue 😁 ... Love from Himachal Pradesh
I had visited this place way back in 1982, though we were were told well before we reached the village about their taboo culture. However, we were surprised, we could move around the village freely and I remember we had spoken to two villagers and asked them about the reason why they did not want to touch us. To our suprise, to demonstrate there was no such practice, they handed over their little baby in our arms to hold. They sighted their own reason which is related to old Indian caste system, that I won't like to mention here . Otherwise, there were no restrictions as such. Recently, I learnt they follow taboo culture very strictly, and I guess that is mainly because they have learnt a new means to make extra bucks from visitors.
In 80s, we had climbed Rasol Pass from Kasol and decended on the other side into Malana Valley. Rasol village on the way was one more such village which also had similar practice, but tourists hardly go there because it is situated on the edge of mountain slope and relatiely difficult to climb up. For Malana, it is now very easy to reach from Jari via road upto recently constructed power generation station but Rasol still remains out of easy reach.
Thanks for sharing..
Wow, thanks for sharing !
I heard about this tribe a long time ago, as it’s an unheard of tradition, HP area is very humble and the tribe may be conscious, females are also in polygamy with males of the same family, restaurants don’t serve other Ind either. They’re like that against all outside the tribe.
@@Jenvlogs404 They are not tribal people. They very much participate in region's social gatherings with other people of the region. They just consider themselves of superior breed and consider other as inferior. It is like what Irish think of themselves as compared to the English. I personally very much doubt their historical claim of decendents of soldiers of Alexander the great. Their looks, language, festvals, dress and food habits are no different from the others. They have just invented unique means to make money from tourists, very enterprising business idea.
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Just so you know,after the asshole from greenhouse seeds made a similar video a few years ago,there was a massive backlash from the local government and police. This sparked a crackdown that saw hundreds if not thousands of locals and tourists imprisoned for minor possession up to more serious charges,It ruined tourism and ruined livelihoods and culminated with the bulldozing of the village of Kasol. Don't you worry though comfortable on the other side of the world it won't affect you.
That's shitty
Wait a sec after the greenhouse seeds documentary the everything changed? That's insane
sauce please?
Your comment was cool until you attacked anyone reading it lol shut yo ass up you'll get these hands any day boy
@@yungmentalproblems this literally, pussiho couldn't show his face in public after mask mandates saying dumb shit like that
Why aren't any of the feminists, Climate and equity preachers chiming in? Wow... We are blessed in the western world. People need to watch these types of documentaries to get a sense of reality beyond their comfortable safe borders.
Such a relaxing video ! Thank you for this one ❤
when i was in malana in october 89 i saw no other tourist, there was no street, no electricity, maby one guesthouse, only some tents to sleep...the son of the village chief invited me to stay in their house, i got a simple room to sleep, malana people came many times to show me whst they had to offer...quite a experience! things seemed to change a lot....parvati valley was so peaceful...i stayed 2 months in jari at a teachers house, he told me a lot about the region, he was a fantastic person, he invited me to stay the whole winter....only few tourists stayed there, like a family. i loved it so much, but today it seems to be a different story, their culture seems to change. it was a ful day to go there from jari, quite hard. a magical trip.
That's not how I remember it eight months later, in June 1990. There were several one room "guest houses" packed full of European tourists immitating hindu ritual practices. Everywhere has changed since 1989.
@@westartfromhere7704 when i was there in october 89, i did not see any other tourist, maby because the nights were already cold...there were some tents, just when you reached the top of the hill only.
Yes, you fucked it. Yes, you.
@TheDubOrange great story mate... would been pretty magical. 👍
You've tried to feel what they feel, and showing that in a video is soo good. Much love n respect
Man, goats have it rough in this village.
This is really great filming and editing. Thank you so much for sharing this experience.
this malana series has really been enjoyable mate
Thank you for this, thank you for being honest and clean and showing a way of life unknown to us. I’m following you.
Such a great documentary and a amazing sit down talk with everyone. I can't wait until the next one. Thanks for sharing 🤘😎
It is very unfortunate to see such a beautiful place filled with garbage everywhere 😔
rather like america but minus the beautiful
All these garbages are from America only 😔
@@rrrahulvnd but it's the sole duty n ethic of the person who's using that product to dispose it in a proper manner
I had visited Bhutan, and same thing with the trash, it was explained to me, that they don't see the difference between natural and man made things as important. It is all just stuff, leaf litter or candy wrappers. Also no secure dump, and lots of weather, monsoons and flooding, high winds.
@@pwrpnr9309 Bhutan is better, as a carbon negative country we have evolved faster and greater in terms of literacy and spiritually, ganja is illegal here thankfully, 🤣
Anyone from INDIA 🇮🇳 watching this ?
Yo 🤘
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Nope Australia
Me from himachal jai shankar
Kashmir 🖐️
I come from a greek village that also says that alexander the great is our ancestor…i tell you…these people look alot like the the people in my village.
I live nearby to this village,this video had a lot of mistranslation from what the village elders and women were saying.As you said at the end of the video,your perspective about their culture and way of life was quite limited like any other Indian people from the rest of the states due to your short stay there and it's better not to be judgemental of people whose culture you know very little about.Since Independence,this part of Himachal Pradesh has been totally untouched by the outside world,modern things and westerness due to its remote location high up in the mountains.They just try to preserve what they have learnt from their ancestors and are set in their ways.Great video nonetheless.
True, i agree!
What an amazing place to live!
Like what exactly? That they are a superior race to other Indians?
Yeah preserve it in a layer of trash
@@The_Quiz_Room'Legends in their own minds... '
This was beautiful. There is no travel content anywhere i've seen that has so eloquently brought forth the vibe like this one has man. The moments with the great music and beautiful shots. You really conveyed the feels man. Took me back to my own journey in that interesting country. I haven't been so far up north, but i'd love to one day. Thanks for the epic shit man. Stay at it :D :D :D :D :D
Right on bro! Glad you are putting out some more content. Would love to hear an update how this are going with you in Australia. You inspired me to start a mushroom channel!
weeds still illegal in West Australia ..Crazy in 2022 love a few seeds from columbian or tai budddah
Lol omfg ...... "foreigners are clean but the Indians no" had me rolling
It's legal in Canada. Come here.
B.C. mountains looks very similar
Same climate I should think.
actaully its all about quality.
this village provides on of the best quality in India or himalyas known as malana cream . every indian stoner has a dream to visit this place.
@nakedwolf9353 not just Indian stoners. I've seen a few vids of travels in weed and hash villages.
Nice areas tucked away in the mountains. Unfortunately, most are $ poor. But they are weed rich. I'd trade for that. Peaceful rural living
Regarding the trash.... when you eat coconut, shellfish, fruit, most natural food comes in its own natural packaging, which, when discarded the 'packaging' becomes food for something else and biodegrades. This habit has continued and now the synthetic packaging replaces the fruit skin.
Amazing! Really interesting. Nice shots and music, it really helped me to calm down for a moment. So thank you!
Ask how they view the Earth, and if they know about the solar system, galaxies, the universe
Bad idea since they would not know what you were talking about
Swami Vivekananda was Our living God .He was from India❤️
Awesome that Galeno spread the Gospel as well as his knowledge of cannabis. God Bless Him he’s definitely loving where he’s at in paradise right now.
He should have left that god bothering nonsense behind. F-ing Christianity has too.much blood on its hands
Not touching outsiders is way to stop smokers/addicts from messing with woman/villagers..it's turned into tradition but has this wisdom behind
If snoop dogg knew about this place he would live there for the rest of his life
"Be the person your dog thinks you are" is about the coolest thing iv'e heard today!
sometimes he be hatttin
I lived there in the late 70s and 80s. Himachal pradesh one of the most beautiful places in India.
But compared to 1980 this looks terrible. Its far from what malana was. Thats very very sad.
This might soon be much bad... Once it's exposed and contacted there are obvious goods and BADS...
They speak of Galeno. The Italian who taught them. You can see him in the video "Strain Hunters India Expedition" 11:09 of that video. Amazing video!
Ciao fratelli. Una buona Vita a voi e tantissimi auguri! ♥️
In Love from Italy! 👍🏼🙏🏼🇮🇹
Not just New Age spirituality; all religions have been influenced by Indian spirituality. Can you imagine the environment if 1 billion plus Australians lived there? It would be utterly fucked.
They'd be no one left by the end of the week
It's not about being illiterate. .I have seen very much educated persons to throw garbages even on the road in India.
That’s what we said earlier in the video.
Wow very incredible! Greetings from Germany! 🇩🇪
Amitabh in Deewar: "I don't pick up money thrown to me"
Malana people: "I'd prefer you throw the money to me."
Be the person your dog thinks you are. That hit deep.
Am form india..I didnt know such place exist ❤️glad that I came across
Same, There is MORE to explore India.
you must be from south india .. In north. Malana cream is every where
Actually, the problem is that there is no such place where you can go and dispose off the waste and no waste management policies from the government also, so people got only two choices either to burn the waste or like they did make a pile of waste
so? create your own disposals then burn them. It's a community effort.
@@husrebel494 easy to say this if youre not the one living in poverty
The major problem is the constant high state of the male community in the village of Malana. As they are the major decision makers (this power is not given to women there), no real changes are implemented!
Charas is not Hashish. Charas is made by hand rubbing the resin (tricromes) off the flowers of living plants while hashish is made by drying the flowers then breaking them apart and shaking the tricromes off through a fine cloth, This leaves the plant material seperate from the resin. The clean resin can then be hot or cold pressed. Hot pressing fuses the resin globules together and seals the outside of the product making it more plyable and less prone to drying out
If there was a global legal trade in Hashish, Charas would not be allowed because of impurities from peoples sweat and other unwanted materials from production.
as an aspiring hash maker myself
There are many kinds of hash and many ways to make it
This is the original
Charas is dirty as fuck you are correct
Very good documentary. India is definitely a place of insane contrasts.
22:33 the man beside him started having trip😂😂😂
This false sense of superiority has resulted in relevance of caste system in India even in 21st century.
Absolutely right
Om namah shivaya to all Malana people..
When I traveled in India in the mid 1980’s a lot of travelers vanished up here. Be very very cautious in this area.
I was there in '97. Beautiful region. There was no road access back then, you had to hike there. It was a very pristine environment.
The internet has many downsides, but videos like this, i love it so much. Just so sit on the other side of the world, and watching them there and live a complete different life is so fascinating. I wanna hang out there, smoke some and talk to them. It does look so cozy.
Thank you Tom, for visiting my village🌱
I want to visit aswell when I visit India next year.🙌
@@671Neuhof you are welcome to India brother, infact malana is not my village 🤣 i simply commented it to attract viewers. I'm from southern India. 🇮🇳❤️
@@syedasif7836 you're a wonderful example of Indian hospitality.
Be blessed Brother
@@671Neuhof like seriously ☺️... Thank you for your kind words I really appreciate it and good name though Karlos. I like it!
@@syedasif7836 so what's the smerf scene like in your southern area..
Beautiful country! Amazing editing 👍🏼👏🏼
Oh wow great video, I've actually been there... did you guys go to kasol? Anyway good work very informative ✌🏼😂😁
I would love to explore kasol with you!
Perfect camera guy this video had.I enjoyed.Keep going bro :like:
Very interesting indeed. As a Historian I laugh a bit at their ideas about their ancestry and Alexander the Great's democratic values (of which he certainly had none), but good video. I believe the soft, sticky Hash from this place is called Manali in Europe. Quite famous since the Hippie days, so the Italien Galeano must have been by quite a while ago, when these guys were small kids.
Manali is a different place in India which is curiously also known for hash
Extremely well done, You deserve your own show on Netflix or something.
they could make so many small hydro electric generators from old washer motors. and id love to explain composting to them and show them how to make rope from plastic rubish.
I know many villages like this in Uttarakhand without untouching tradition with some dope ass weed and friendly people i lived with them many days alone in their house ❤️❤️❤️❤️
What is the best place where you have smoked there friend?
why should they touch you or you touch them ? do you wanna harras them ? stop being a slave of western filth
Village and area name please Or will you communicate me with your friend please????
01:06 you can feel it is a place like everywhere else when a lady is farming while talking on the cellphone LOL
Wow, I'm from Macedonia and i hear they are saying Alexandar The Great is their ancestor! Greetings from another ancestor!!!!
When you guys asked him whether he has seen other worldly beings
He said no.
What he actually understood was if you were asking him if he had seen the world
That's why he said no.
He didn't understand you were talking about aliens.
You should really get a translators.
I can accompany you guys for some trips🤣⚡
I would love to take a break from life and my responsibilities and go and explore a place like this, just wow! Much love and merry Christmas to all🎉
I hate Christmas. It’s my birthday too...
This person is not taking a break from life and responsibilities - quiet the opposite. This is their job. They had to film it all and edit it and think of the content while there.
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36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45 and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
One problem with this video , it's way too short lol , great content and what an experience , I did get lost in it and would have been happy to watch more , thanks for sharing and happy X M .
Alexander's Long lost hidden treasure in those hills maybe behind that wall with all the goat skulls!
Wow this is actually so badass. I'd love to explore and meet these genuine folks.
Bro no wayyyyy! I have some blackberry cream rn. I was told it was mixed with 2 different growers crop but the same strain.
It’s a dark brown that looks like it’s wet but it’s dry to the touch… melts to about 3/4 of its size when lit and bubbles / foams nicely.
The flavor is slightly sweet with an earthy woodsy taste.. doesn’t leave you with a mouth full of suit either… just a super clean smooth smoke.
personally I know I have a high tolerance for thc but this stuff has me spacing out after only like 3 small tokes lol )
You are very luck young men. Being able to travel the world . It will give you an outlook that most never have.
It might take a while, the fixation on rubbish note in point on understanding others
Same same here in my small village in NE Thailand, also along the road lanes I cycle along, trash, rubbish, everything you can imagine, even dirty nappies chucked out the windows of the passing vehicles. Depressing, it is a beautiful place spoilt by the ignorance or couldn’t care less attitude of the locals.
The not touching the outsiders part could be from the idea that outsiders bring all kinds of diseases. Like for example, what happened to all the Indigenous People in the Americas when the Europeans reached there. And then of course the culture and the people were completely massacred.
And secondly theres so much trash because, Indians (especially the ones living in rural areas and in nature,) grew up with natural things only. Like the food would be wrapped in banana leaves or some other edible leaves. The little plates and containers would also be made of leaves and other natural material. So the idea was use it and it would then become part of nature. We didn't have some chips sold in Plastic packets. We didn't have drinking water sold in Plastic bottles. We didn't have the absolute poisonous Coca cola sold in Plastic or glass bottles. The cups and utensils were made of Terracotta. So if it broke, it just became part of the earth. No paper cups or plastic cups. This absolute Trash mainly is a product of the west. Western trash. Capitalism. Which has actually ruined the entire world.
I went to malana in 1998 and it was old school only 6 tourist allowed at any one time and I was with the Italian man whose tourist name is Alex he walks with a stick and a very smart man. Toto was an English guy who changed there ways of thinking but sadly watching your video I'm almost in tears as you had to stay with the postman back then .I remember an Israeli girl who put her hand on the temple to remove a stone from her boot ,the locals went crazy a 1200 rupee fine and the sacrifice of a goat and the blood thrown where she put her hand . I love the parvati valley and have been to India 27 times it's my spiritual home. 🙏
It’s always Israelis
@@inobi30 😂😂
Absolutely Magical place. You should visit during January once, its mostly covered in snow.
An interesting culture of people. I hope they can avoid the transitional issues of modernization. The rubbish heaps might be reduced by composting methods. It appears you have established a decent relationship with these people. Perhaps they would be more open to sustainability management. Securing the beauty of the land and their cultural preservation. Ideas shared are often times better than money. Good video! Lots of good questions and responses.
it was a mistake of west to force petroleum on entire world to begin with .
India was existing and flourishing long before Alexander. Whats special about being his progeny? Good documentary btw..
Amazing documentary! The vibes are THICC. I'm touched.
I don't know what I'm more shocked by...the sheer beauty, or the disgusting state of the place.
Stay away from death Jabs 👹🍄🍄🍄
Get vaccinated
@@dwellerinblack7816 he probably died of covid already 🤣
Nice video, I enjoyed it. Regarding the trash question. I didn’t like how dude there was asking “Why is there so much trash?”. In the western world all we gotta do is put our trash in front of our house and once a week a huge truck comes to take it away. Im sure the local people there would love to have that but such a service doesn’t exist. Buddy should think about his questions a bit more, he may find that most of the answers are self evident.
Why didn’t you show us some of their hash and show how they make it? The weed looks like sativa, but some looks like Indica I did you notice yet or did you get Some seed
As an Austrian. This kids "hallo!" sounded very german to me 09:11
come to Nepal, we do have lots of place like this in mountains
High on my list. I love your hashish. Temple balls. Weren't they offerings or something?
Give me yur vontact info
Gosh if he could get his product over here to America I could see it going for a pretty penny a hash connoisseur like myself wouldn't mind supporting and enjoying hash made the original way it all started here.. hope things get better
Better for the people trying to survive*
@@joego9519 ...seeds?
Very informative, even if I was born in near town called Manali but I never heard of such customs and believes.
Nepal?
Tola
Know Manali & vashist
@@jamesandrews8391 yeah I've been there too it's just gorgeous
that looked a lot more than a month away from being mature enough to rub... that Malana strain flowers very slowly over a long period, much like Thai.
I was there in 1997 walking towards Chanderkhani pass, was there a stone quite big that you were not allowed to touch and there were gaps at the bottom ?
many big square stones like these, did you guys come by them, was like a flat pyramid. I wanted to know what goes on below them stones, if they had gaps then they needed a vent, yeah
I throughly enjoyed this video. Very well filmed, relaxing to watch, well edited and good choice of music that went well with the footage.
As soon as you took the piss out of the way the villagers looked (safe to say they look like Greek descendants), I lost a fair amount of respect for you.
Most people want to see you be as respectful as you possibly can be. For the rest of the video you were… Just that one comment really rubbed me the wrong way.
Not to say I dislike this content, not by a longshot. I’ll sub and keep an eye for more. Well done.
Just middle class white kids, hopefully they will learn what their privilege prevents them from seeing. Love
@@jzkramer he's not even white.what are you talking about
You are right Actually the malana villagers are the descendents of Greeks. It's a historical fact.