Triund
Hill and Sheapherds
During monsoon season Sheapherds’
from villages of Dharamsala and Kangra come to Triund with
their livestock and after spending some time in Triund head
further to Illaqa and go over Indrahar Pass and Jot of Dhauladhar in search of
green pastures for their farm animals. One of the interesting thing is that in
monsoon they push more than 200 livestock up in Dhauladhar mountain and
sorroundings of Triund but only one or two sheapherds’ manage them as most of
the sheapherd’s leave behind their livestock in the care of the other
sheapherds’ and god and return to homes. The remaining all stays up
there from May to October.
The Sheapherds start climbing down the
Dhauladhar and Triund by the middle of October month to avoid harsh winters.These
Shepherds have been on Triund trails for ages and they will continue.
