"Bir is a sensory overlap. You smell butter tea and pine cones at the same time. You hear chanting monks and reggae music in the same hour."
Bites of Bir: Food Guide 🥟
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Thukpa
Noodle Soup
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Momo
Dumplings
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Tingmo
Steamed Bread
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Butter Tea
Po Cha (Salty)
Monastery Manners 📿
KARMA POINTS +100
- Clockwise: Always walk around stupas keeping them on your right.
- Silence: Turn off phone shutter sound in prayer halls.
- Donations: Small change in donation boxes supports the monks.
BAD KARMA
- Feet: Never point your feet at the Buddha statue or monks.
- Touching: Do not touch the murals or statues.
- Shorts: Cover those knees!
Experience Bir culture with us
Join our monastery photo walks and community dinners, or read how Flashpackers started as an international hostel in Chaugan. Book a dorm or private room to stay close to cafés, landing fields, and Tibetan Colony.
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