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East Himalayan Wet Temperate Broadleaved Forest, Eastern Middle Himalayas
Quercus lamellosa Series Himalayan Moist Temperate, Subtropical Broadleaf Hill Forest, Subtropical Pine Forest, Alpine Moist Scrub, Alpine Moist Pasture
(Khangchendzonga National Park)
Understanding the complex topographic gradient of Khangchendzonga Landscape and its unique setting of flora and fauna assemblage. The journey is about the search of Mayel which is a mystical village described in famous legend “How the Lepchas got grains”. The aim is to identify and understand the differences in the landscape through the journey described in the story and depicting them as a story. One’s quest of Mayel is hidden in the valleys of Khangchendzonga landscape which is a collage of experiences. Mayel could be one’s own interpretation and imagination.
Source of the story : “Ch.5 How the Lepchas got grains.” Legends of the Lepchas, by Yishey Doma.