Picturesque Nepal . e the triumphal arches of the Romansmirror the ambitions of the classic we not see the rugged disposition of theinhabitants of Western Europe in the sternbut picturesque buildings of the Gothic style ?And so with the State of Nepal. The storyof the people, and all that is profound intheir nature, is illustrated in the temples andshrines of the valley. A short account of thepopulation of Nepal, and the influences towhich they have been subjected, seems neces-sary before their picturesque circumstances,and particularly the full meaning of theartistic conditions of
Picturesque Nepal . e the triumphal arches of the Romansmirror the ambitions of the classic we not see the rugged disposition of theinhabitants of Western Europe in the sternbut picturesque buildings of the Gothic style ?And so with the State of Nepal. The storyof the people, and all that is profound intheir nature, is illustrated in the temples andshrines of the valley. A short account of thepopulation of Nepal, and the influences towhich they have been subjected, seems neces-sary before their picturesque circumstances,and particularly the full meaning of theartistic conditions of their environment, canbe properly realized. The people of Nepal resolve themselves intoso many different tribes that any broadclassification appears at first sight a some-what difficult matter. The most importantof these are Gurkhas, Newars, Magars,Gurungs, Limbus, Kiratis, Bhotiyas, andLepchas. As a result of this mixed popula-tion, the State vies with the Tower of Babelin its confusion of tongues, as at least six. TERRA-COTTA DECORATION ON A SHRINE AT BHATGAON. THE TRIBES OF NEPAL 31 distinct languages are spoken within its smallarea. These range from Sanskrit, the speechof the gods, to the gibberish of the jungledwellers. Brian Hodgson, who spent manyyears in Nepal, has compiled several scholarlyworks on the ethnology of the Nepalese, in-cluding investigations into some of the smallsavage tribes living in the depths of theTerai. In connection with this research it isrecorded that he approached the Stateauthorities with a view to securing one of thesewild aborigines for the purposes of an inter-view. His request was courteously accededto, and a short time after the individualwas solemnly produced—in a cage. For all ordinary needs it may suffice torefer to the two principal races of the are the Gurkhas and the Newars, therulers and their subjects, the victors and thevanquished. The original inhabitants of thevalley are the Newars, while the presentruling race ar
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