{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2021}} The '''Lahaula''' are a tribal community found in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. Lahaule tribes of Himachal Pradesh are of mixed origin and are the inhabitants of Lahaul.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Himachi |date=2020-01-24 |title=Five Main Tribe of Himachal Pradesh |url=https://himachalmedia.in/five-main-tribe-of-himachal-pradesh/ |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=Himachal Media |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Anand |first1=Abhilasha |last2=Kumar |first2=Ashwani |date=2025-12-13 |title=Streedhan and Women's Right to Property in Context of Lahaula Tribe of Himachal Pradesh: An Ethnographic Study |journal=International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research |volume=7 |issue=6 |article-number=63404 |doi=10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.63404 |issn=2582-2160|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Verma |first=Vishwashwar |url=https://archive.today/20260106130747/https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/lahaul-tribal-habitat-in-himachal-pradesh-azh152/ |title=Lahaul: a tribal habitat in Himachal Pradesh |date=2012 |publisher=B.R. Pub. Corp |isbn=978-93-5050-019-4 |location=Delhi}}</ref><ref>[https://ijhssm.org/issue_dcp/Social%20And%20Culturalchange%20in%20Lahaula%20Tribe%20of%20Himachal%20Pradesh%20An%20Ethnographic%20Study.pdf Social And Culturalchange in Lahaula Tribe of Himachal Pradesh: An Ethnographic Study]</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bhattacharya |first=Himika |date=2015 |title=Magic Tricks: The Politics of Memory, State, and Tribe in Lahaul, India |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/meridians.13.1.157 |journal=Meridians |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=157–185 |doi=10.2979/meridians.13.1.157 |jstor=10.2979/meridians.13.1.157 |issn=1536-6936}}</ref> Mostly this Lahaule tribal community is found in several regions like Lahaul Valley, Pattan, Chamba-Lahaul, and lower Mayar valleys.{{cn|date=May 2026}} The term 'Lahule' connotes the inhabitants of Lahaul. This tribal people are said to be originated from the aboriginal Munda tribe and Tibetans.{{cn|date=May 2026}} The language of the Lahaule tribal community is In fact there are alternative names of this language, which are popular amongst the Lahaule tribal community.{{cn|date=May 2026}} Manchati, Manchad, Patni, Chamba, Chamba Lahuli, Lahuli, Swangla, Changsapa Boli are some of the alternative names of their language. Apart from these, there are certain dialects of this language, which are also prevalent in Lahaule tribal groups. Though the people of the Lahaule tribal community are basically agrarian, some of them are also engaged in trade. They export wheat, barley, ‘Kuth’ which is a herb, to Kolcuta.{{cn|date=May 2026}} Their society is ramified in upper and lower classes namely Brahmins, Thakurs, Lohars and Dagis.{{cn|date=May 2026}} Marriage in the same clan is allowed among the Lahaule tribal community. Just like many other tribal communities of the whole of the Indian subcontinent, this Lahaule tribal community too is oriented to religious customs and beliefs.{{cn|date=May 2026}} Most of the people of this community are the followers of Hinduism and Buddhism. Hindu and Buddhist visit Trilokinath temple often.{{cn|date=May 2026}} These people prefer to wear colourful attires and ornaments which are a major part of their costumes. That the culture and the tradition of this Lahaule tribal community are quite exquisite is revealed from the fact that it has a plethora of dance forms, music, fairs and festivals.{{cn|date=May 2026}}
==Social status== {{As of|2001}}, the Lahaula were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Census of India: Government of India |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/scst_main.html |date=7 March 2007 |title=List of Scheduled Tribes |accessdate=27 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605042409/http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/scst_main.html |archivedate= 5 June 2010 }}</ref>
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Category:Scheduled Tribes of Himachal Pradesh
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