Porters in Ulleri

Porters climb the steps leading into Ulleri, a small Magar village in the Annapurna region of Neapal. Nepal is home to approximately 400 ethnic groups and the Magar tribe represents 7 percent of the country's total population.The Magars are traditionally known as craftsmen, including miners, blacksmiths, and basket weavers. Today, many members of the Magar community are employed as professionals in urban Nepal, and are prominently represented in the military. Magars practice a form of Hinduism that combines animistic and Buddhist rituals.