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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 59. Chapters: Chepang, Lhotshampa, Magars, Gurkha, Gurung people, Dhimal, Limbu people, Newa people, Kirat, Tharu people, Limbu clans and tribes, Chhetri, Sherpa, Rai people, Kham Magar, Dhanuk, Lepcha people, Bhotiya, Chhantyal, Bhutia, Tamang, Yakkha, Nepalese people of Indian ancestry, Ranjitkar, Muker, Bedia, Thakali, Raute, Brahman-Hill, Thakurai, Kusunda, Sunwar, Japanese people in Nepal, Mankhim, Jirel, Thami, Badi People, Dawadi, Kamai, Kami, Gandarbha, Baitada, Bhujel, Hayu, Ghale, Bahing, Awadhis, Khungkhani, Kirat Yakthung Chumlung, Mugali, Walungs, Nachhiring. Excerpt: The Magars (Nepali: ) are an indigenous ethnic group of Nepal whose homeland extends from the western and southern edges of the Dhaulagiri section of the high Himalayas range south to the prominent Mahabharat foothill range and eastward into the Gandaki basin. In Nepal, there are a good number of people who identify themselves as Magar people. Representing 7.14% of Nepal's population according to the 2001 census, this is the largest indigenous group in Nepal. According to the 2001 census, 74.60% of ethnic Magar were Hindus and 24.47% were Buddhists. The Magars are divided into 7 major groups as: Thapa, Ale, Rana, Budhathoki, Roka, Gharti, and Pun. All Magar clans intermarry one with the other and are officially of equal social standing. Because of the geographical position of their country, the Magars were amongst the first to receive immigrants from the plains of India. It follows, therefore, that a great number of their customs and ceremonies conform very closely to those of the Hindus of India. The Brahmans first found their way into Nepal amongst the multitudes of Indians, fleeing before the Muslim invasion in the twelfth century. They were the first to convert the local peoples to Hinduism. It is clear that the Brahmans found in their new...
