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Traditionally, the Brahmins perform religiousrites and rituals in the society and they arescattered throughout the country. Unlike theBrahmins, the Chhetris and Thakuris have beentraditionally portrayed as the warrior classand political administrators. By virtue of theirpredominant status and position in the country’spower hierarchy, they once owned large tracts ofland. Their language Nepali is the lingua francaof the country.Numerous ethnic groups inhabit the mid-hillsof the country. We find the Magars and Gurungsin the west, Tamangs and Newars in the centralmid-hills, and Rais, Sunuwars and Limbus in theeast of the country. These ethnic groups, exceptfor the Newars, are known as the martial (fighter)race. These ethnic groups comprise the elitefighting force in the country’s armed forces. Nowonder, the Nepalese youths serving in the BritishPaddy plantation
and Indian armies are mostly sourced from theseethnic groups. They also engage in farming.In the Himalayan region far north live theSherpa, Dolpo-pa, Baragaonli, Manangi and Lopaethnic groups. Among them, the Sherpas haveearned for themselves a reputation in the worldas skilled mountaineers at high altitude. Thelargest Sherpa settlement lies in Solu Khumbuat the foothills of Mt. Sagarmatha (Everest).These ethnic groups of the Himalayan north earntheir living working as porters and guides formountaineering expeditions, as farmers and asyak and sheep herders. They share linguistic andcultural affinity with the Tibetans in the north.They are also generally referred to as ‘Bhote’.The Terai plains in the south bordering India havedense settlements of the indigenous Tharus, Darais,Khumals, Danuwars, Dhimals, Rajbamsis, Sattarsand Majhis. Most of them have their own dialect.The Tharus are the indigenous inhabitants ofthe Terai and are spread all over the region fromeast to west. Majority of the people dwelling ineastern and mid-Terai speak Maithili and Bhojpuri,while Avadhi is widely spoken in western Terai.Due to the proximity and easy access, they sharecultural affinity and matrimonial relations with theneighbouring states of India.
Page 1 and 2: Culturaltreasures of nepalwith spec
Page 4: HISTORY &CULtUrE
Page 10: Potters square, BhaktapurThe Newars
Page 16 and 17: irth depending on whether the baby
Page 18 and 19: HOLY sitEs &PiLgriMAgE
Page 20: Changu Narayan TempleThe site of th
Page 23 and 24: nations with Buddhist populations.
Page 25: History, Mythsand LegendsThere are
Page 28 and 29: Boudhanath StupaThe legend behind t
Page 30 and 31: what had come to pass, the alarmed
Page 32 and 33: FEstiVALs& cELEBrAtioNs
Page 34 and 35: Rato Machhindranath Rath Yatra of P
Page 36 and 37: UNESCOHEritAgE SitEs
Page 38: UNESCO has included seven monument
Page 43 and 44: Dattatreya Temple
Page 45 and 46: Temple stands in the east of the sq
Page 47 and 48: Art, Architecture,Sculpture and Pai
Page 49 and 50: Mithila ArtThese days, Maithili art
Page 51 and 52: and export. The habit of using hand
Page 53 and 54: world. All mask dances observed in
Page 55 and 56: OtherSpecialitiesThe ethnic dresses
Page 57 and 58: Faith HealersIn the hilly villages

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