User:Rakesh bodh khampa/sandbox

Khampa/Khamba of India known as Gyakar(India) Khampa, Forefathers of Khampa Nomads of India are also from the eastern Tibet their high, sweeping homeland is known as Kham, and its people are called Khampas. Khampas reputation for mayhem spreading all over the Himalaya. They made a fearsome impression on outsiders, Khampas stood a good six feet in height, wore great heavy boots and flowing khaki robes that flapped like whips as they walked. Khampas are fierce warrior and a generous devout. They speak various dialects. Their speech is vastly different from that used in Lhasa, the so-called Tibetan language. Khampas speak quickly, loudly, and bluntly while Lhasans speak softly and politely.Khampas (men of Kham) consider themselves handsome, and take great care with their appearance. They are generally taller than other Tibetans (and Chinese),  The history of Indian Khampas are more then 150years old. The population of Gyakar Khampas are very less and mostly they are living in Kullu and Shimla District of Himachal Pradesh and parts of Uttrakhand. Their populatin in Himachal is about 1000. Khampa men in old days, have long hair braided with red yarn and tied up around their heads. They wear rings with big stones, and often decorate their hair with ornaments. They loved riding horses, and almost always carry silver-sheathed daggers dangling from their waists. But now a days they wear suits and other clothes worn by the people at large. Khampas are Nyigma(Vajrayana Branch)Budhist by religion. Their main festival is Losar(New Year) which comes in the month of Feb.