Glimpses of Kiranties celebrating “Udhauli” festival

Kathmandu: The Kiranties of Nepal are celebrating their national festival known as “Udhauli” amidst various functions across the nation and inside the Kathmandu valley Sunday.

The Kiranities of Nepal include communities such as Khambu, Limbu, Yakkha, Sunuwar, Thami, Surel, Jirel, Hayu, Chhantayal, and Dhimal, etc. They are the indigenous people of Nepal who are mongoloid in physical features.

They usually engage in collective worship of their ancestors and nature for providing a suitable environment for them.  After the end of ancestral worship, they dance and make merry in groups at public places.