Kanchanpur. The tradition of wearing traditional ornaments and attire used by women of the Rana Tharu community residing in Kailali and Kanchanpur districts of Far-Western Nepal is gradually declining. The use of traditional attire and jewelry is decreasing due to modern jewelry, clothes available in the market, and changes in lifestyle.According to 60-year-old Somati Rana of Kalagaudi, Shuklaphanta Municipality-12, women used to wear hand-woven outfits like ghanghariya, angiya, phatui, and udhania at home. At that time, women were adorned with silver ornaments from head to toe. She stated that the tradition included silver hairpins (chapi) for the hair, bir for...