IMPORTANT ETHNIC GROUPS OF NEPAL AND THEIR RELIGIOUS

Nepal is a mosaic of several ethnic groups which find parallel only with the variegsted
topography of the country. There are 35 different ethnic groups differentisted on the basis of dialects, locale,costume, religion
and other subtle factors. People can be divided into tow distinct groups. Indo-Aryan or Caucasoid and Tibeto-Burman or Mongoloid. The other is Dumze celebrated in the local monastery for a week during the month of July. The worship of Guru Rimpoche, Phawa Cheresi, other important deities is guided by the village lama.They have some physical features of their past Mongolian heritage. Their main living territories stretch from (but are not limited to) the Gorkha area in the east across Lamjung and Manang districts, and beyond.
Brahmans and Chhetris who are of Indo-Aryan stock live in the south of the country.Sherpas and Tamanga who are of Mongoloid or Tibetan stock live mostly in the north of the country.