 Mutton may be obtained from nomadic hill people such as Kham Magar who take herds of sheep and goats up to sub-alpine pastures bordering the high Himalaya in summer, and down to Inner Madhesh valleys in winter.Increasing competition for land forces the Tharu and Maithil people away from shifting cultivation toward sedentary agriculture, so the national custom of eating rice with lentils gains headway.The Tharu or Maithil have unique ways of preparing these staples, such as rice and lentil dumplings called "bagiya" or "dhikri" and immature rice is used to make a kind of gruel, "maar".