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    language. Newars have developed a division of labour and a sophisticated urban civilisation not seen elsewhere in the Himalayan foothills. Newars have continued...
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    Newar caste system is the system by which Newārs, the historical inhabitants of Kathmandu Valley, are divided into groups on the basis of Vedic varna model...
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    the native language of Newars. Newars form a very diverse community with people from Sino-Tibetan, ASI and ANI origin. Newars follow Hinduism and Buddhism...
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  • cuisine (also referred to as Newar cuisine) is a subset of Nepalese cuisine that has developed over centuries among the Newars of Kathmandu (Kathmandu is...
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    Gruyter GmbH & Co KG." Gutschow, Niels (November 2011). Architecture of the Newars: A History of Building Typologies and Details in Nepal. Chicago: Serindia...
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    Organization. Retrieved 22 March 2024. Bangdel, Dina (2013). Architecture of the Newars: A History of Building Typologies and Details in Nepal, by Niels Gutschow...
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    Tarunsyar. The Newars in Shigatse and other places in Tibet had their own "palas". Returning merchants and craftsmen were called "Lhasa Newars". Most of them...
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  • up Newar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Newar may refer to: Newar people, of Kathmandu, Nepal Newar language, their Sino-Tibetan language Newar script...
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    sculptures The Newars are the creators of most examples of art and architecture in Nepal. Traditional Newar art is basically religious art. Newar devotional...
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  • upper-caste segments of the Chathariya and Panchthariya Shrestha Newars. Upper-caste Newars remain the most over-represented community in terms of socio-political...
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    Classical Newar (Modern: पुलां भाय्, Classical: पुलाङ्गु नेपाल भाय्), also known as Old Newar or Classical Nepal Bhasa, is 4th to 12th century's vernacular...
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    1995). "The Artistry of the Newars". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 June 2013. Lehrman, Jonas (July–August 1984). "The Newar Window". Arts of Asia. Page...
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    Newa music, also spelled Newar music, is traditional music developed in Nepal by the Newars. The music has its roots in classic Hindu and Buddhist music...
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    Newar Dance (Nepal bhasa:𑐥𑑂𑐫𑐵𑐏𑑃‎) consists of the whole array of dances that are traditionally performed by Newars. The Newar dances can be classified...
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  • represent numerals in this system. It is also a unique system of numerals among Newars. This was also used in ancient period. In this system numbers are represented...
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  • Pradhan (category Newar)
    entirety of its native Nepali-origin population, Pradhans/Newars are given protective status; Newars, along with Bahun and Chhetri of Sikkim, have been categorised...
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    form of Hinduism followed by the Newar people in Nepal. Newar Hinduism is based on Kaula or Vamachara concept. Newar dance consists of sacred masked dance...
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    common sight till those times. A description of the clothes worn by ordinary Newars in the early 18th century can be found in the travelogue left by Italian...
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    Newari Banias (Devanagari: बनिया) are a Bania caste from the Newar community of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. The name Bania is derived from the Sanskrit...
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  • v t e Topics of Newar people Music Gunla Bajan Dhimay Dhaa Bhusyah Cuisine Ailaa Momo Baji Chataamari Chuchumari Yomari Choila Jaa Kachilaa Lakhamari...
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    Shresthas (category Articles containing Newar-language text)
    are the paradigmatic Newars on the traditional caste-bound view. This places Srēṣṭhas as the central caste of the entire Newar society. All other castes...
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    Boudhanath (category Articles containing Newar-language text)
    the Newars. First, Khaasti is mentioned as one of the four stupas found by the Licchavi king Vrisadeva (c. AD 400) or Vikramjit. Second, the Newars legend...
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  • Dolakha Newar (endonym Dwālkhā Nepal Bhasa), or Eastern Newar, is a divergent dialect of the Newar language (Nepal Bhasa) spoken in Dolakha District, east...
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    Kathmandu Valley (category Newar)
    Battle of Kirtipur was the beginning of his conquest of the valley. The Newars are the indigenous inhabitants and the creators of the historic civilization...
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    Kathmandu (category Articles containing Newar-language text)
    language. English is also spoken by many. The largest group is the native Newars, whose various sub-groups combine to make up 24.7% of the population. Almost...
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    i.e. (Brahmin/Bahun and Chhetri castes) and the upper-caste segments of Newars dominated the civil service, the judiciary and upper ranks of the army throughout...
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    Retrieved 12 January 2012. Page 74. Shrestha, Bal Gopal (January 1999). "The Newars: The Indigenous Population of the Kathmandu Valley in the Modern State of...
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  • Vajracharya (or Guru/Gu-bhāju) formed the head among the Buddhists. For Hindu Newars, Brahmans had formal precedence with Kshatriyas, which included the royal...
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    Ethnography of Caste among the Newars of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal", Clarendon Press, Oxford. Nepali, Gopal Singh (2015) "The Newars (An Ethno-Sociological...
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    race of pre-Dravidians and Dravidians, who were in Nepal even before the Newars, who formed the majority of the ancient inhabitants of the valley of Kathmandu...
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