Rautes in Pokhara to manage money

By Santosh Subedi, Kaski, Nov 22: The raute community, once used to say it is a sin to touch money, is busy these days collecting money. 

Their traditional profession was to sell timber-based materials.

After their profession failed to survive they used to travel to various places to manage money.

A seven-member team led by Mukhiya Sher Bahadur Shahi has arrived in Pokhara.  

They said that they arrived in Pokhara to manage money for the upcoming Bada Tihar.

"We came to Pokhara 10 years ago then now we arrived. At a time of festival, we are here to manage money. Let's see how we get help." Mukhiya Shahi said.

He added that as there is a need for 7-8 he-goats and other expenditures at least Rs 300,000 to Rs 400,000 are needed to celebrate the festival. 

Rautes are the endangered Indigenous of Nepal. They said that Rautes have only a rented house but not a house. But they have 46 houses in Surkhet. There are 200 Rautes.

Rautes received RS 21,000 from Pokhara Metropolitan City, Rs 15,000 from the Finance Ministry, Rs 7,000 from the Social Development Ministry and other people have also helped them. 

The collected money will be submitted to Mahamukhiya and will be divided equally among everyone, said Mukhiya Shahi.