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Area/Caste/Religion Sex Costumes
Hilly Community Female Saari, Cholo, Fariya, Pachheura, Patuka,
Dhoti, Jama, etc.

Hilly Community Male Daura, Bhoto, Suruwal, Jwarikot,
Eastakot, Topi, etc.
Terai Community Female Saree, Petani
Terai Community Male Kurta, Kamij, Paijama, Dhoti, Gamchha,
Pagari, etc.
Mountain Region Female Pangden (worn below waist)
Gurung, Magar and Female Ghalek, Tikiya (worn at the back below the
Tamang waist)

Sherpa, Tamang and Male Bakhhu
Gurung
Muslim Community Female Scarf (to cover head)
Magar and Gurung Male Gado of Bhangro

Ornaments
The artistic jewelleries which are worn by the people
on their ears and noses, around ankles, necks, legs, etc
are called ornaments. Ornaments are generally made of
stone and metal like gold, silver, diamond and pearl. The
ornaments of a particular community or cultural group
represent the tradition of that community.
There is a big diversity in the ornaments worn by the
people of different ethnic groups living in a different
geographical region, gender and castes, etc in Nepalese
society. Rings, chains and bangles (Bala) are the common
ornaments worn by males and females throughout the
country. Similarly, chura, pote, dori (dhago), kanta, tika, etc are the common
ornaments for female. Brahmin, Chhetri, Magar, Gurung, Rai, Limbu women
wear Sirbandi, Dhungri, Fuli, Bulaki, Tilahari,Naugedi, etc. Hansuli which is
worn around the neck is common in the Terai. Maakasi wearing on ears and
Taaya wearing around the necks are common in the Newari community.

KEY TERMS
Parma : a tradition of exchanging labour/work particularly in agrarian societies
Reciprocity : providing the same help to each other

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