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<div>{{short description|A Hindu artisan caste}}<br />
The '''Soni''' are a [[Hindu]] [[Sikh]] [[caste]] found throughout India. They are traditionally [[goldsmith]]s or [[Khatri]] or [[Jat]] in India.<ref name="Lal">{{cite book | title = People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three |editor1= R.B Lal |editor2=P.B.S.V Padmanabham |editor3=G Krishnan |editor4=M Azeez Mohideen | pages = 1318–1324 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IWrTs5yt1DkC&pg=PA1318}}</ref><br />
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== Present circumstances ==<br />
The Soni are essentially still goldsmiths, with a few also involved in the manufacture of other items of jewellery. Like similar Hindu castes, they are [[endogamy|endogamous]] and maintain a system of clan ([[gotra]]) [[exogamy]]. The various sub-divisions of the Soni have their own caste associations, such as the Patni Soni Mandal and Shrimali Soni Mandal. They follow [[Vaishnavism]], and many belonging to the [[Swaminarayan]] sect. The community speak various dialects of [[Gujarati language|Marwadi, Gujarati]] and [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]].<ref name="Lal" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Sunar (caste)|Sunar]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Social groups of Gujarat}}<br />
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[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Indian castes]]<br />
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