The Kirati people, also spelled as Kirant, are Sino-Tibetan ethnolinguistic groups and indigenous peoples of the Himalayas, mostly the Eastern Himalaya extending eastward from Nepal to Northern India (predominantly in the Indian States of Sikkim and Darjeeling & Kalimpong hills of northern West Bengal
Birupakshya ancestor of Kirati people erected by ancient kirati kings of nepal near the Pashupati Aryaghat.
Khukuri with chakmak and karda. Kirati traditional knife. It is said that the Khukuri was first used by Kiratis who came to power in Nepal before the Lichchavi age, around the 7th century.[dubious – discuss][citation needed]
Kirantis (B.C. 1500 to 2016 A.D.)
Kirati tribesman from Himalayas
Kalimpong district is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. In 2017, it was carved out as a separate district to become the 21st district of West Bengal.
Image: Mangal Dham Temple Kalimpong (2)
Image: Morgan House Kalimpong Late evening shot of the front portion
Image: Deolo, Kalimpong, West Bengal 734316, India panoramio (1)
Image: Hanuman temple Kalimpong India