Pirals

पिरल्स

These people are essentially goatherds and it is this occupation of theirs that takes them from one place to another. During winter, these people descend to Kangra and the forest of Hoshiarpur while summer is the time put up along the banks of rivers Chandrabhaga in Lahaul.

The Pirals are fun loving and traditional people and love to celebrate their festivals. Marriages of Pirals are very similar to that of Hindus.

Gujjars

Gujjars are the Muslim tribals of the Himachal Pradesh. Most of the historians believe that Gujjars came to India all the way from central Asia during 6th century.

Gujjars are mostly vegetarian and are shepherd and goatherd by occupation. Search for better pastures take them to lowland plains in the winter and to the upper reaches of the Himalaya during the summer.