Lohorung people

Lohorung are a major subgroup of Kirati people[1] and ethnic native people of eastern Nepal.

[2][3] The Lohorung homeland is Sankhuwasabha district in the northern part of the Arun watershed, a tributary to the Koshi.

At present they are found in eight other districts of Nepal: Ilam, Jhapa, Sunsari, Morang, Dhankuta, Terhathum, Lalitpur and Kathmandu.

They also live in northeastern states of India: Darjeeling, Kalimpong & Kumai in West Bengal, Sikkim and Assam, and even Bhutan, Australia, United Kingdom and United States.

The main festivals of Lohorung are Nwagi and Ikksammang.

Lohorung women in traditional costume at Kathmandu, Nepal