Nepal is rich in its culture and tradition. More than 70 languages are spoken all over the country by different tribes and they have their own traditional dresses. Here we present some amazingly beautiful pictures from different ethnic groups of Nepal.
1 NEWARS
Newars are the indigenous people of the Kathmandu valley the and its surrounding areas in Nepal and the creators of its historic civilization.
Newari girl in a traditional dress. Image Google
Newars of Kathmandu celebrating traditional festival. Image imagesofnepal.com
Popular actor Namrata Shrestha in Newari dress. Image: sat
2 RAUTE
Rautes are a nomadic ethnic group officially recognized by the Government of Nepal. They are known especially for their hunting of langur and macaque monkeys for subsistence. They also gather wild forest tubers, fruits, and greens on a regular basis.
Raute, a nomadic ethnic group with President of Nepal. Image nomadic.org
A Raute Man with traditional musical isntrument. Image wikipedia
3 THAKALI
Thakali are an ethnolinguistic group originated from the Thak Khola region of the Mustang District in the Dhaulagiri zone of Nepal.
Two Thakali women in traditional dress. Image ecs.com.np
3 THARU
Tharu community live in south part of Nepal. As of 2011, the Tharu population of Nepal was censused at 1,737,470 people, or 6.6% of the total population. There are several endogamous sub-groups of Tharu.
A Tharu man with a traditional Nepali cap. Image wikipedia
Tharu girls in traditional dress. Image news.cn
Tharu men performing traditional dance. Image sauraharocks.blogspot.com
4 GURUNG
The Gurung people, also called Tamu, are an ethnic group from different parts of Nepal. According to the 2013 census there are 3.5 Million Gurungs in Nepal, of which 1.1 Million speak their own Gurung language. Small numbers of Gurungs are believed to be living in India’s Darjeeling district, Kolkata and Sikkim and as well as Bhutan.
Gurung girls wearing traditional costumes dance during the New Year parade of Tamu Losar in Kathmandu. Image xinhuanet.com
A group of Gurung people in traditional costumes. Image acethehimalaya.com
5 RAJBABANSHI
Rajbanshis live in the Nepal –India borderlands of the districts of Jhapa , morang and sunsari as well of east Nepal. They are said to be the kiths and kin of the peripheral Koch people of the adjacent states of West Bengal and Assam in India.
Rajabanshi youths in traditional dress in South of Nepal. Image hamarrajbanshi.blogspot
6 BADI
Badis trace their roots to the Licchavi dynasty in what is now northern India’s Bihar state.It is estimated that there are 40,000 to 70,000 living in Nepal. Sometimes called untouchables among the untouchables, they have for decades been doomed to supporting their impoverished families through prostitution but it has significantly changed recently.
Badi people in southern part of Nepal. Image thomaslkellyphotos.com
7 LIMBU
The Limbu or Yakthung tribes and clans belong to the Kirati nation or to the Kirat confederation. They are indigenous to the hill and mountainous regions of east Nepal between the Arun and Mechi rivers to as far as Southern Tibet, Bhutan and Sikkim.
Limbu women in traditional dress. Image flickr
8 MAGAR
The Magars are one of the oldest ethnic groups of Nepal. They are third largest group of people after Chhetris and Brahmans by 7.125% of Nepal’s population, according to the 2011 census, they are the largest indigenous group in Nepal.
Magars in their traditional dress. Image badmasi.com
9 THAKURI
The Thakuri dynasty was a Rajput dynasty who ruled Nepal for hundred of years.
Thakuri woman with the children in far west Nepal. Image nepalstura.com
10 SHERPA
The Sherpa people are an ethnic group in who generally live in mountainous and hilly region of the country.
Sherpa women in traditional dress. Image google
A Sherpa lady. Image nepal-uncovered.com
11 CHEPANG
The Chepang who are often been characterized as the poorest of Nepal’s poor. Over the past two or three generations the Chepang have begun to slowly shift from a semi-nomadic (slash-and-burn) lifestyle to a more settled way of life.
Image: himalayaguide.com
12 RAI
The Khambu Rais or Rais are one of the most ancient indigenous ethnolinguistic groups of Nepal.They were Raipa meaning king (Rai means King in old Khas kura). Once someone was recognized as a ruler, Hindus awarded them the title Rai.
A Rai priest. Image wiki
13 DHIMAL
They mainly reside in Morang and Jhapa districts of Nepal and Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. Several scholars both in India and Nepal have referred to Dhimals as a ‘forgotten ethnic group.
A modern Dhimal girl in traditional dress
14 BAHUN
The Brahman-Hill (or Khas Bahun) is the colloquial Nepali term for a member of the hill or mountain Brahmin caste, a traditional caste of educators, scholars, and priests in Hinduism. This ethnic group of Nepal makes up 12.5% of the country’s population. Bahuns are Khas people, It has been proposed that the Khas people have their origins in Central Asia and migrated to the Himalayan region of southern Asia in ancient times. The Khas are subdivided into many other groups in Nepal such as; Bahun, Chhetri, Thakuri, Sanyasi, Kaami, Damai, Sarki, Gandharva, etc
An old brahmin man in typical dress. Image blog.blustain.net
15 CHHETRI
Chhetri synonymous with Kshetri and Khatri are all derivatives of Kshatriya, the warrior and ruler caste group or varna of Hinduism. Chhetris speak Nepali, the national language, and are part of the dominant Khasa culture and the wider Pahari Khas-Nepali population. Chhetris are the second biggest group after Brahmin in Nepal.
Chhetri women and girls in traditional dress. Image ekantipur
16 NEPALI NATIONAL DRESS
Kids wear National dress Daura Suruwal, dhaka topi and Gunyu Choli Patuki. Image imnepal.com
Two Nepalese men sahre the laughter wearing casual Nepali dress. Image wanderingthreads.com
Nepali bride in traditional red saree and makeup. Image Prajwal Bhattarai flickr
Unity in diversity. Image imnepal.com
Photos in this blog were kept in random order. Some of the ethnic groups might have unknowingly left out. The idea of this article was inspired by similar story in storypick. Join our Facebook and Twitter for more such articles.
And the final picture……
The Flag That Unites Whole Nepal. Image Binod Joshi, AP
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Thank you for posting Very Useful Photos. Please keep it up.
There are some missing too. Tamang, Sunwar, Muslim
I lov e the gundrukpost.com exteremely interesting photos.
I love the gundrukpost.com exteremely interesting photos.
hi Lok Bhatta i was just asking do you liked the fotos
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You have missed out the most important caste, Thakuri..
You have missed out the most important caste, Thakuris..the ruler class
I love Magar dress very much
specially girl’s…
SERIOUSLY THIS IS NOT FAIR. U BETTER POST ABT ALL THE CASTES OR STOP DISCRIMINATING. U HAV NOT EVN MENTIONED ABT TAMANGS. THEY R ONE OF THE MAJOR CASTE N COMMUNITY OF NEPAL N THEY TOO HAV THEIR OWN CULTURE AND TRADITIONS. SO GIVE RESPECT TO THEM TOO…..
Nepal ko eastern terai ra wara para ka MAITHILI ra BHOJPURI samudaya ko ta kei kurai gareko chaina ta ???? Nepal ma 2nd and 3rd most spoken language yei community ko parcha.. plus yo community sub caste ya sub-divisions ni hoina !!!! 🙁
Thanks a lot for your posting about Nepali .I am from Burma( Myanmar) .
It will be surprising if no one will come up with a comment stating that the pic with their ethnicity is the best one of all….. this is the latest trend in Nepal… arguing everywhere about ethnicity
Oh… there are some…. when it’s not possible even for the leaders and experts to include all ethnic groups because of vast diversity, it’s reasonable that some are missed here but that does’nt mean that they are not the part of nepali culture….. they are just trying to remind us about the culture and give us ( people living abroad) a glimpse of happiness through web… hat’s off for the admin
We’d really appreciate (more) and be grateful if all other ethnic group’s group photo were posted like you did for the first three. Selection of photos: Satisfactory. Could’ve done better. Thanks, anyway.
beautiful article i must i have worked in Nepal on a telecoms project and truly a remarkable country
p.s. mind the spellings
Thank you for posting beautiful photos and information about the nepalese
What about khambu people dresd
What about khambu people dress , don’t we have traditional dressdress
this are really beautiful cultural images.. But would been more better if these were actual old ones..
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we tamang are not living in nepal ?
Why Tamang is missing?
here i found misleading information don’t believe them my suggest post if you know fact
what about Tamang community?
if you are publishing such article or picture, don’t forget Tamang community
Tamang are the fifth largest community in Nepal.
hey please release these pic so that i can save or download
my coMplain is Y Didnt you mentnd aBouT thapa
its the mOst coMMoN cAste
beloNgNg to anglo indian gorkhas.
ok what coMplain????
very nice
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