The society of Magar

          The Magar society is mainly wast of kaligandaki River, east of Karnali, north of the churia hill and south of the Himalayan region. Magar community generally inhabits the south west base of Dhaulagiri region. Originally the Magar came from Tibet. It is belief that they migrate to Nepal along with the Humtribe. Some call them Huns but some say they are Heptals. These Heptals adopted the Hindu religion and settled, creating a small petty stale. The Heptals were primarily inhabitants of central Asia. Later they become Magar. Politically they are active. Some claims that they are lower caste. They prefer cross-cousin marriage. In magar society widow re-marriage is prevalent among them. They speak a Tibeto- Burman language. Teir min occupation is agriculture but many of them service in the army both in Nepal and in foreign countries. They have greatly contributed to the unification of the Nepal. Their main source of income comes from army service, although a few do business and some are in the civil service.