If you've ever been to Nepal, it isn't that rare to see someone smoking some Ganja, the good old herb or perhaps booming some Charas from the mountains. But to see someone tripping on Hallucinogenic Honey is a rarity. Mother nature has so many gifts for us hidden in plain sight, we would be amazed ... ! There are so many more discoveries yet to be made ... of legends that never seem to fade.

Plant based medicine has been used by mankind for as long as we remember ... even most of these pharmaceutical drugs are manufactured using plants from the Amazonian rain forest with other additives that we definitely can do without. Honey is well known for its medicinal qualities however the honey gathered from these steep Himalayan cliff sides also has a psychedelic angle to the healing. It gets its Hallucinogenic properties from the nectar of certain rhododendron plants that grow in this region. The Himalayan Honey Bee which pollinates 80% of the plants that grow in this region is one of the biggest bees in the world. The hives holding all this 'Mad Honey' as its called sometimes, are believed to carry upto 60 Kilos of Honey in each. Each Kilo of this Red Hallucinogenic Honey is sold in the market for something around $15 a kilo. This 'Red Honey' is also very popular among middle aged men who use it for its aphrodisiac like properties as its known to enhance sexual performance.




"Honey Hunters of Nepal" is a documentary film by freelance photo journalists Diane Summers and Eric Valli about the Gurung tribesmen of west-central Nepal who enter the jungles in search of wild honey where they use indigenous tools under precarious conditions to collect honey.


Twice a year high in the Himalayan foothills of central Nepal teams of men gather around cliffs that are home to the world's largest honeybee, Apis laboriosa. It is over twice the size of those in the UK where their larger bodies have adapted to the colder climate for insulation. As they have for generations, the men come to harvest the Himalayan cliff bee's honey.


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"Shanti Jatra Full Moon Festival 2011" (3 Days 2 Nights : Nepal - October 11,12,13 - 2011) is back with a brand new avatar. The Shanti Jatra Organic Festival Nepal: October 2011, is all set to be a vibrant and upbeat celebration of music, food, and creativity.

Wonderful things manifest when you are in tune with the ebb and flow of life. Organics is the understanding of this finely tuned structure be it an expression of the arts, food, wine, spirituality, business or environment.

South East Asia's premier alternative electronic music festival is back!

Two years after the untimely demise of one of the founding members which led to the festival being cancelled, the crew took some time off to regroup and thought over to recreate the magic of this wonderful gathering.

The result, an interesting and fresh concept based on organic life style emerged along with supporting Visit Nepal Tourism Year 2011.

Along with the 2 stages, Main (Dance) and Chill, there will be another stage called New Age Arena where there will be Group Shamanic healers from worldwide, Workshops on Organic life style, meditation and group yoga sessions.

Organic food stalls , organic bar and display of organic food grown in Nepal will be the other key areas of this gathering.

As always we will provide an eclectic and diverse lineup for the main stage and chill wherein all the genres and sub genres converge into one. Our motto will and always will be the same, that We are one!

Our aim is to create the colourful setting with the same amazing and friendly vibes, which captivated many imaginations thoughts in our previous editions, in a new and exciting way under the breathtaking landscape of Nepal.

Come join us once again to recreate those magical moments. We welcome you back!


Lineup For Shanti Jatra Organic Festival 2011 ....


LIVE:

ELECTRYPNOSE (2to6 Records, Switzerland)
ENICHKIN PROJECT (Avatar Records, Russia)
HYPER FREQUENCIES (Mechanik Records, France)
PARA HALU (Psylife Music, Hungary)
IMAGINARY SIGHT (Glowing Flame Records,Macedonia)
MALICE IN WONDERLAND (2to6 Records, Austria)
White Wizard (Delhi)
BRAINDROP (Omveda/Occulta Records, India)
VAEYA (Glitchy Tonic/Occulta Records, India)


DJ:

WICKED SOUND SYSTEM (Agartha Records, India)
MASH/Pulse (Omveda Records, India)
COSMIC TANDAV (Omveda/Rudraksh Records, Dubai)

DjKranti Nepal ( Revolution Records, Nepal)
Djane Payal ( Revolution Records, Nepal)
DjVibe Ktm


Chill:

ELECTRYPNOSE (Suntrip Records, Switzerland)
ENICHKIN (Avatar Records, Russia)
YIDAM (Liquid Frequency, India)


More acts to be added..

IMPORTANT : We are aware of the fact that a lot of people had purchased the tickets for the previous edtion and were not issued refunds.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL THOSE WHO PURCHASED THE TICKETS FOR SJ 2009 , will keep the same for this edition and entry will be FREE!

In case you do not wish to participate, please do get in touch with us immediately and we shall refund the amount through the family of Rodney Mathias, who is taking care of the refunds.


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"Altered States" is an episode from the Taboo documentary series on NGC, which explores drug cultures around the world where people use drugs to enter an "altered state" of consciousness, sometimes with dangerous consequences. We visit a village in Venezuela where shamans use drugs to contact the spirit world, a festival in Nepal where Marijuana & Hashish is temporarily legalized and a club scene in Amsterdam where drugs have become a focus of both recreational indulgence and scientific inquiry.


Some of the translations and the so called facts presented here are untrue and exaggerated ... You decide what resonates with you as the truth ! :)






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National Geographic's 'Light At The Edge Of The World : Himalayas Science Of The Mind' is an enlightening documentary featuring Wade Davis exploring the true essence of Buddhism in the Himalayan mountains.

Buddhism asks the fundamental question : What is life and what is the point of existence ?

Wade Davis goes on an anthropological and spiritual journey into the Himalayas of Nepal to learn the deepest lesson of Buddhist practice.

Parts of this documentary feature H.H.Trulshik Rinpoche and Matthieu Ricard.







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A Discovery Channel Documentary on 'The Buddha Boy Of Nepal', Ram Bahadur Bomjon or Palden Dorje who is believed by some to be the reincarnation of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha because of the many coincidences (synchronicities) which connect his life with that of the Buddha, the Awakened One !

For one Ram Bahadur Bomjon and Gautama Buddha share the same mother's name, Maya ...

Born on Chaitra Purnima(Full moon)in 2046 B.S ( April 9, 1990 A.D), Tapaswi Palden Dorje (Ram Bahadur Bomjan)has sat for kachhen duba (severe meditation) without food or water since the 2nd of Jestha 2062 B.S (May 16,2005 A.D) until the present.

He was born a Tamang, descendant of the Tamang Lamas who were renowned for their ability to go for long periods without food while receiving their prana through the practice of meditation. Legend has it that the Tamang lamas could fly and talk to trees, animals and birds. The lamas would befriend wild animals such as tigers, lions, bears and snakes and remain unharmed by them .Blessings be bestowed upon Maya Devi Tamang, mother of Tamang Tulku Rimpoche, Ram Bahadur Bomjon. She has been the means of making the people of Nepal and of the world fortunate to witness the birth of such an incarnation as only occurs once in thousands of years.



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