The Tharu people are an ethnic group living in the Terai in southern Nepal and northern India. They speak Tharu languages. They are recognized as an official ethnicity by the Government of Nepal. In t
A Tharu woman in traditional dress
Wax statues of Tharu people in Tharu Museum, Chitwan District
Ashtimki painting of Western Tharus on a Dehari
Mokha art of Eastern Tharus
The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in parts of southern Nepal and northern India that lies to the south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills and north of the Indo-Gangetic Pl
Tharu people
…The Tharu people (pronounced ) are an ethnic group living in the Terai in southern Nepal and northern India. They speak Tharu languages. They are recognized as an official ethnicity by the Government of Nepal. In the Indian…
Aerial view of Terai plains near Biratnagar, Nepal
The light green areas indicate the Terai in Nepal