Anyone who is more than casually acquainted with Nepal will be able to testify that it is not that easy to grasp what exactly constitutes being a Nepali. There are Nepalese whose features look highly Caucasian .In between are millions whose looks are as indeterminate. It is not only in physiognomy that the diversity of the Nepali people becomes evident. It is for reasons far more profound that Nepal lives up to its appellation of being the "melting pot of Asia ."

This description, of course, only gives a most superficial view of the rich cultural diversity of the country. For, just as there are so many different Nepali faces, there are many traditions that go a long time back into history - a result of centuries of internal migration along with still-ongoing arrival of people from both north and south.