A Chhantyal woman with child on her. It is the commen scene we can she in the hilly reagions where there is no child care centres. Most of working women take care of them.
Manglekhani, a Chhantyal Kham speaking village in Myagdi District.
Children taking care of smaller one. It is also a socio-economic obligation in most of chhantyal villages. In addition to formal scooling, children has to work.
A typical festival celebration.
Aaran, place where chhantyals make their tools. The toolmaker is Bishowkarma (Kami), a member from traditianally low caste community. Chhantyal and Kami had special relationship during the mining period. Kamis helped to extract Copper from Copper Ore.
Inside the house of chhantyal family. Fireplace is in the centre.
A woman on the roof of house. She is drying some beens on sunlight.
A chhantya woman carrying water on her back.
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