Tagadhari

[5][6] The ceremony is a rite of passage for the start of formal education in reading, writing, arithmetic, Vedangas, arts, and other skills.

[7] Many medieval-era texts discuss the sacred thread ceremony in the context of only three varnas (caste, class): Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas.

The term upavita was originally meant to be any upper garment, as stated in verse 2.2.4.22–2.2.4.23 of Apastamba Dharmasutra or, if the wearer did not want to wear a top, a thread would suffice.

[10] The proper manner of wearing the upper garment or thread, state the ancient texts, is over the left shoulder and under the right arm.

[10] Upanayana is a ceremony in which a guru (teacher) accepts and draws a child towards knowledge and initiates the second birth, that is, of the young mind and spirit.

[12] After the Gorkhali conquest of the Kathmandu valley, King Prithvi Narayan Shah expelled the Christian Capuchin missionaries from Patan and renamed Nepal as Asil Hindustan (pure land of Hindus).

It was an attempt to include the entire Hindu as well as the non-Hindu population of Nepal of that time into a single hierarchic civic code from the perspective of the Khas rulers.

[4] Assault upon Tagadhari castes was fined heavily and a perpetrator from lower in the social hierarchy could be punished with enslavement per the Muluki Ain.

[20] The main broad caste categories in Nepal are Tagadharis (sacred thread bearers), Matwalis (liquor drinkers) and Dalits (or untouchables).

[22] Among the Parbattia Tagadharis, Brahmins (Bahun) enjoy the highest hierarchical rank, with their major occupations being governmental services, agriculture and priestly works.

[29] Chhetris and Thakuris claim descent from the ancient Indian Kshatriyas and form the ruling and warrior classes of Nepal.

[33] The population of Tagadhari castes as per 2011 Nepal census are as below:[34][35] As per the Public Service Commission of Nepal, Brahmins (33.3%) and Chhetris (20.01%) were two largest caste group to obtain governmental jobs in the fiscal year 2017-18 even though 45% of governmental seats are reserved for women, indigenous groups, Madhesis, Dalits, people with disability and those from the backward regions.

[38] Hill-Brahmins are the largest group in 11 districts in Nepal: Jhapa, Morang, Kathmandu, Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Rupandehi, Kaski, Syangja, Parbat, Gulmi and Arghakhanchi.

[38] Among these, Chhetris in Bajhang (66.5%), Darchula (64.5%), Jumla (61.2%), Bajura (57.8%), Doti (57.7%), Kailali (57.7%), Salyan (57.0%), Achham (55.5%), Dadeldhura (53.6%) and Baitadi (52.2%) consist more than 50% of the district population.