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Guests at a Limbu wedding Limbu wedding Phedangmas (Limbu ritual specialists) conduct rite Phedangmas (Limbu ritual specialists) conduct rite Limbus chant from Hindu scriptures at Dasein Limbu households sacrifice animals at Dasein Limbu Subba (headman) gives tika to kin at Dasein Limbu ritual specialists placate river Mai goddess
Limbu woman performs a domestic ritual in courtyard A phedangma (Limbu ritual specialist) performs healing rite Limbu ritual to placate forest deities Limbus drink millet beer from tongba at mourning ritual Limbu rite to remove pollution at end of mourning period Harvesting millet which is used to make local beer (jar) A young Limbu woman harvests maize A work party weeding a maize field
A Limbu woman cuts paddy stalks which are left to dry Paddy stalks are bundled and piled in a mound Paddy harvest (dain)-stalks are cut and left to dry Paddy harvest (dain)-stalks are collected Damai (Dalit) musicians entertain at paddy planting Lentils are planted in the levees of paddy terraces Paddy planting requires a large cooperative effort Paddy planting-women transplant seedlings
Paddy planting (khet ropain) in stepped terraces Paddy planting requires a large cooperative effort Planting paddy-women gather seedlings to transplant A Limbu sows paddy in a flooded seed bed Tea gardens seen en route from Terai to Ilam Bazaar Ilam district is the major tea producing area of Nepal Tea plants in foreground, tea factory in background New statue of King Birendra in the town's main square

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