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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 189,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
•  India | |
| Languages | |
| • Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| • Hinduism 100% • | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| • Chundrigar • Manihar |
The Lakhera (or Laxkar, Lakhpati, Lakshkar) are a Hindu caste belonging to either the Kshatriya or Vaishya varnas (social classes). Living throughout the Hindi Belt of north-central India, the Lakhera were associated historically with bangle making and selling.[2]
Origin[edit]
The Lakhera get their name from the Sanskrit laksha-kara meaning "worker in lac." According to their mythology, the community was created by the dirt washed from the body of the goddess Parvati. Other traditions make them out to be Yaduvanshi Rajputs. They are said to have originated in Bulandshahr District in Uttar Pradesh, and then spread to Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhay pradesh and Punjab. The Lakhera community in Uttar Pradesh speaks Hindi, while those in Haryana and Rajasthan speak Haryanvi and Hadoti respectively.[2]
The main goddess of this caste is Sati Mata (that is, Shree Chena Mata and Kushla Mata) and Rupji Maharaj. there are many gotra and sub gotra are in lakhera caste normally bangle making and selling is the main business of lakherass
Present circumstances[edit]
The Lakhera community consists of a number of clans, the main ones being the Hatadiya (gahlot, rana), Chouhan, Bhati, Nainvaya, Bagdi (rathod), Nagoriya, Parihar, Solanki, Garhwali and Atariya etc. They are an endogamous community, and each clan is exogamous. The majority of the Lakhera are still involved in the manufacture and selling of bangles. Some members of the community are now shopkeepers. The Lakhera are Hindu, and have customs similar to other North Indian Hindus. They live in multi-caste villages, occupying their own distinct quarters.[2]
In Uttar Pradesh, the community is found mainly in the south and east of the state. They are found mainly in Jalaun, Hamirpur, Lalitpur and Jhansi.
Lakhera is an occupational based caste residing in Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Bihar, Maharashtra. barhi and jabalpur people of Lakhera community are professional artist of lac (substance used to make bangles) which is an inherent heritage of Lakhera community. Prime objective of Lakhera group is to enhance the knowledge about Lakhera community through the process of sharing, getting together and then working to achieve the objectives. To makes efforts, to integrate Lakhera community, achieve maximum cooperation and mutual understanding by all the ways of formal and informal discussions, academic relations and personal interactions. Cast's National youth Organization is Akhil Bhartiy Lakhara Yuva Sanghatan (ABLYS) you can also visit www.ablys.org
References[edit]
- ^ "Lakhera in India". Joshua Project. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ a b c Singh, K.S. (ed) (1994). People of India: Haryana (Vol. XXIII). Manohar: New Delhi. pp. 324–328. ISBN 8173040915.
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Category:Social groups of Haryana Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh Category:Indian castes Category:Punjabi tribes