Bodh people

Bodh mother and child near Gandhola Monastery

The Bodh people, also known as Bhot,[1] are an ethnic group of Himachal Pradesh, India. They are found in Lahaul tehsil, Lahaul and Spiti district,[2] predominantly in the Bhaga and Chandra valleys, but also to a lesser extent in Pattani valley,[1] Miyar Valley, in the upper reaches of Pangi, Himachal Pradesh and Paddar valley, Jammu and Kashmir. Their religion is predominantly Buddhism.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bhasin et al. 1983, p. 16.
  2. ↑ Singh, Bhasin & Singh 2008, p. 193.

Bibliography

  • Bhasin, M. K.; Singh, Indera P.; Walter, H.; Bhardwaj, Veena (1983). "Genetic study of five population groups of Lahaul-Spiti and Kulu districts, Himachal Pradesh". Zeitschrift für Morphologie und Anthropologie. 74 (1): 13–38. ISSN 0044-314X. JSTOR 25756637.
  • Singh, Kanwaljit; Bhasin, MK; Singh, IP (2008). "Age changes in biological variables among high altitude Bodh males of Lahaul Tehsil, Lahaul-spiti District, Himachal Pradesh, India". Anthropologist. 10 (3): 193–202.


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