The indigenous Tharu have lived with this jungle — and a natural resistance to malaria — for centuries; their villages, museum and famous stick dance open a window into that life.
An evening performance of the lathi nach (stick dance) crackles with rhythm and fire; better still is a daytime village walk past painted mud houses and rice stores on stilts.
People
Indigenous Tharu
Evening
Stick-dance performance
Daytime
Village & museum walk
Insider tip
Choose a community-run village walk over the staged shows — the welcome is real and the income stays local.
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