Scores of races, communities and cultures have intermingled in
Himachal. The crime rate is very low. There faiths are simple, beliefs
primitive and myths difficult to fathom. A birth, a fair, a community
gathering, a marriage, a festival all provide them opportunity for song and
dance. Their has been relatively
closed society. They hardly ever lock up their houses. There are few instances
of theft or trickery. They firmly believe that all their act whether good or
bad are recorded in heaven and their proportions, shall eventually decide their
next birth.
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