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Changpa Tribe




Changpas are the nomadic tribes of Changthang plateau in Ladakh range of Jammu and Kashmir. Their main source of income comes from animal husbandry. Changpas also engage in petty trade. Barley is cultivated by these tribes. They collect salt from the northern shore of the Tsokar Lake in Rupshu and sell it in Ladakh. They live in tents made from the hair of yaks and goats. These tribes believe in local deities and some of them have converted into Buddhism.



Updated on 22nd October, 2015

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