Shigatse Police: Under investigation, foreign men repeatedly kick down the "Mani pile" to pray for blessings. Photo | Display | Jimu News Reporter | Prayer | Police | Blogger | Man | Foreign
A foreign man kicked down the "Mani pile" where Tibetan people prayed for blessings at the foot of Mount Everest one after another, while others followed in filming. This scene was recorded by other tourists through video. On July 23rd, the local police stated that the foreign man had been found and the matter was under investigation.
On the noon of July 21st, a travel blogger released a video. In the video, at the foot of a mountain, a foreign man in black is kicking a pile of stones on the ground, kicking one place and then turning around to kick another, with a woman filming the process.
Foreign men kick Mani pile video screenshot
The blogger explained in the caption that these stone mounds are "Mani mounds", and the two women who filmed videos next to them are Chinese. On July 23rd, a journalist from Jimu News sent a private message to the blogger requesting details, but has not received a response yet. The location of the video posted by the blogger shows that it is the headquarter of Mount Everest in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Xizang.
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According to the public information, "Manidui" is called "Duobang" in Tibetan, which means to build stones. It is very common in Xizang, and local residents pray for blessings. The behavior of a foreign man kicking the "Mani pile" and filming a video in this video has caused anger among many netizens.
On July 23rd, Jimu News called the Shigatse police and staff revealed that they had noticed the incident reported online and had found the foreign man who kicked the "Mani pile". The matter is currently being handled.