[2] Marpha is a pretty stone lined village which has survived the transition to the current time, by catering to trekkers and tourists.

The village is a common overnight halt on the Annapurna Circuit, less crowded and touristy[citation needed] than Jomsom to the north.

[citation needed] Although it has an original Safe Water Drinking station, it now also sports numerous guest houses and small hotels.

A local monk, originally from Tukuche, south of Marpha, advised the villagers to build the chorten and hold religious rituals at the site.

[citation needed] On the southern outskirts of Marpha, on the opposite bank of the Gandaki River is a Tibetan refugee camp and Chhairo gompa, the first Nyingma monastery to be established in Mustang District.