The Thakali are an ethnolinguistic group originating from the Thak Khola region of Mustang District in the

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. Thak-sat-se is the traditional area of the Thakali community, which lies over Mustang District, the valley of the

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river in western Nepal. According to the 2001 census, Thakali population of around 12,973 constituted only 0.06% of Nepal's population. As per the 2011 Nepal census, there are 13,215 Thakali people in Nepal. Thakalis are some of Nepal's most successful business people. Thakali are considered one of the richest caste in Nepal. They trade in places like Tukuche and Thaksatse. Thakalis were classified according to the place of Mustang they came from. They are owners of Nepal's hotels and motels. However, due to extensive trade all over

, and

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, many Thakalis have resettled in Pokhara,

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and in southern Nepal. A good number of Thakalis are in Japan and

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these days. Thakalis have their own

Thakali language Thakali is a Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal spoken by the Thakali people, mainly in the Myagdi and Mustang Districts. Its dialects have limited mutual intelligibility. Seke (Tangbe, Tetang, Chuksang) is sometimes considered a separate language ...

and their own culture with distinct rituals during birth, marriage and death. Lhafewa (Barha Barse Kumbha Mela), Toranlha (ancestral worship) and Falo (Kumar Yatra) are the major festivals of Thakalis. Dhnom is the title of the Thakali priest who performs the work of the local

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. Madaal, Khaprang and Thamken are their main musical instruments. Among the Thakalis, there are 4 types Thakali people who consider themselves Thakali. All four caste are different according to the Census of Nepal. Teen Gauley ( Thakali from Thini, Syang and Chimang village), Marphali (Thakali from Marpha village, classified as Hirachan Pannachan, Jwarchan, Lalchan), 4 jaat (Sherchan, Tulachan, Bhattachan, Gauchan) and Thakali (Thakali from Southern Mustang Tukuche and Jomsom). They all consider themselves as different caste and consider themselves as Thakali. The customs, culture, dress and festival are slightly different from each other.

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* {{Ethnic groups in Nepal Ethnic groups in Nepal

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