Hospitality from a whole village

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Kunja isn't only our home — it's a whole village, and the people, places and crafts that make it. Here, hospitality belongs to everyone; come meet the community that quietly holds this corner of Kumaon together.

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The wider welcome

You don't visit Kunja. Kunja receives you.

A stay here isn't hosted by one family — it's hosted by a whole village. Every home is a doorway, every neighbour a host. The warmth you feel is something the entire community offers, together.

For over thirty years I've photographed my people — the elders, the farmers, the artisans, the children. This is their place as much as ours. Come meet them.

Photographs by Manohar Negi, made over 30+ years in and around Kunja.

People

The elders, farmers, artisans and children who make Kunja what it is — and who'll greet you when you arrive. A portrait archive gathered over three decades, of the faces that give these hills their warmth.

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Places

Temples and springs, forest trails and ridge-top viewpoints — the corners of Kunja and its neighbourhood worth losing a whole afternoon to. The places that have drawn people to these hills for centuries.

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Hands & Crafts

The living skills of the hills — Aipan art, weaving, woodwork and farming, passed down through families and still practised every day. Not heritage behind glass, but craft woven into ordinary Kumaoni life.

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Seasons

Kunja wears a different face through the year — snow-laced ridgelines, spring blossom, monsoon green and golden autumn harvests. Come in any season and the hills will show you a side that's all their own.

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Scenes

A reel of the hills, the home and the changing light around Kunja.

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Films

Our YouTube films — birds, snowfall, treks, temples and village life.

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