He sometimes will tell stories of how the swamis lived there in the midst of cold, earth quakes and leopards. They went to the villages to receive food. The people in these areas are deeply respectful of monks and yogis they fed them with love and affection. At that time the mountains were not yet polluted by modern technology and industries. The people who arrived there from Delhi or south India were also spiritual hearted, coming in a simple way to stay and do yoga practices.