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A Garhwali man enjoys the winter sun outside his house, weaving yarn out of goats' wool, using the traditional method of 'Hand spinning' with a spindle at Osla village in Uttarakhand. Osla is a village in Jausar-Bawar region of uttarakhand. Osla is a Village in Mori Tehsil in Uttar Kashi District of Uttarakhand State, India. It is located 57 KM towards west from District head quarters Uttarkashi. 90 KM from State capital Dehradun. Jaunsar-Bawar is a hilly region, 85 km from Mussoorie, in Chakrata tehsil, in Dehradun district, it represents the geographical region inhabited by the Jaunsari tribe, which traces its origin from the Pandavas of Mahabharata. Ethnically, Jaunsar-Bawar comprises two regions, inhabited by the two predominant tribes: Jaunsar, the lower half, while the snow-clad uppe