00:00This remote village attracts around 12,000 visitors each year.
00:06Tourists can't come and stay over here. It's very hard to find a place over here.
00:09Usually tourists come, visit, stay here for a couple of hours and they go back to their own hotels.
00:18It is well known for its beautiful wooden houses, built in the unique Kathkuni architectural style,
00:22which were tragically destroyed in a massive fire back in January 2008.
00:26From those ashes, a new Milana emerged, resilient and hopeful.
00:33The march of modernity became increasingly evident with cell towers, electricity and television sets appearing everywhere.
00:40Throughout Himachal Pradesh, people will tell you that the residents of this ancient village, known for their deeply rooted customs, avoid even the lightest physical contact with outsiders.
00:52They remain cautious and distant, especially when it comes to any direct touch.
00:59The children of the village do not hesitate to hug or shake hands.
01:03But most of the people here still firmly uphold the rule of no physical contact with foreigners.
01:17What surprised me over here is that you can't touch the holy places, you can't touch the local people over here.
01:36And if you are walking, if you are not walking on the path which is already made to walk, they will literally tell you to move away from that.
01:48You can't come closer to their houses as well.
01:50You have to pay a huge amount as fine or something like that.
01:54Touching is forbidden here.
02:06This rule, you see, is not only for outsiders.
02:10We, too, have our own rules that forbid touching others.
02:16Even the gods have their rules.
02:18That is how it is.
02:19Everyone can be punished for touching, even the locals.
02:23The people of Malana do not marry outsiders.
02:26They also have their own language, which is closely related to ritual and traditional religion.
02:33Also, we will make children aам and charitable if the child is not done, which we will take below.
02:40To understand how, what will kill our children?
02:42Let us destroy our parents, which we will build as a knowledge of knowledge.
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