He is Ao Thampa, member of a small tribe called Monpa tucked away in the sub-Himalayan wilderness of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Monpas, largely unknowntothe rest of the world -much like the world to them -carry along theirpristine lifestyle and the same social ethos and taboos that they have been living with for centuries. Despite their strong spiritual attachment to the tenets of Tibetan Buddhism, they still persist with their primordial shamanic social norms - few of which may seem bizarre to an outsider.