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what are the similarities between customs of Gurungs and Magars.

Answer 1

According to the available information, the Gurung are an indigenous people of Nepal numbering around half a million, one of the more than 100 different ethnic and caste groups which constitute Nepal's population of 28 million.

The Magars have spread all along the hills of east Nepal and to a few places in the Eastern Terai. Magar is the third largest ethnic/caste groups in Nepal as per the 2011 Census, which reveals that there are--1,887,733 Magar, representing 7.1 percent of Nepal's total population.

Answer 2

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The Magar, also spelled as Mangar, and Mongar, are the third largest ethnolinguistic groups of Nepal representing 7.1% of Nepal's total population according to the Nepal census of 2011.

The original home of the Magar people was to the west of Gandaki river, and roughly speaking, consisted of that portion of Nepal which lies between and around about Gulmi, Arghakhanchi, and Palpa.[2] This bit of country was divided into twelve districts known as "Bahra Magarat" (Confederation of Twelve Magar Kingdoms), which included the following regions of that period: Argha, Khanchi, Bhirkot, Dhor, Garhung, Ghiring, Gulmi, Isma, Musikot, Pyung, Rising, Satung, and Pyung.[2] During the medieval period, the whole area from Palpa to Gorkha was called the "Magarat", a place settled and inhabited by Magars. [3] A second Confederation of Eighteen Magar Kingdoms known as "Athara Magarat" also existed, and was primarily inhabited by Kham Magars.

The Gurung people, also called Tamu ("ཏམུ"), are an ethnic group from different parts of Nepal. They are one of the main Gurkha tribes.[1] They are densely populated in Manang, Mustang, Kaski, Lamjung, Gorkha, Parbat and Syangja district. According to 2011 Census, the total population of Gurung is 522,641.

According to their legend, the Gurung were a wandering tribe that traversed west across Tibet prior to their entry into Mustang. Their Tibetan Sojourn pre-dates the introduction of Buddhism there in the 7th century as the Gurung religious traditions are basically animistic. They celebrate their feasts and festivals and carry out the ceremonies and practices related to worship, birth, death and marriage in accordance with the Bon and Buddhist religion. Losar is the main and biggest festival of Gurung, observed according to the ancient calendar of western Tibet. [3]

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