Praja
प्रजा · Chepang
Indigenous JanajatiChepang
- Gotra
- चेपाङ कुल / थरChepang Clan / Thar
- Kuldevata
- Namrung (Forest & Hunting Deity), Ancestral Spirits
- Origin
- Mahabharat forest ridges (Chitwan, Makwanpur, Dhading)
- Region
- Chitwan, Makwanpur, Dhading, Gorkha (Mahabharat range)
- Census 2021
- Chepang/Praja - 84,364 people (0.29%)
Indigenous semi-nomadic community of the central Mahabharat hills with profound knowledge of forest ecology and traditional shamanic rites.