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<p>2409:4063:4C0F:493D:0:0:D049:130F: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}<br /> {{Orphan|date=February 2017}}<br /> <br /> The '''Belwar''' are a [[Hindu]] [[sanadhya]] [[Brahmin]] [[Indian caste system|caste]] found in [[North India]], and mostly in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Sanadhya Brahmins are called Belwars in mainly [[Sitapur]], [[Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh|Lakhimpur]], [[Hardoi]], [[Barabanki city|Barabanki]], [[Gonda district|Gonda]] and [[Lucknow]]. They are called as '''Bilwar''' or '''Bailwar'''. However they did like to be called '''Bilwar''' or '''Bailwar'''as it is a matter of pride for them .Some of the other caste think Belwar are of low class but it depends on their thinking<br /> <br /> == Origin ==<br /> <br /> The Belwar are a community of [[Sanadya Brahmin]] from [[Awadh]], they originally belonged to the [[Sanadhya Brahmin]] [[caste]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} According to their origin myth, they descend five brothers, one of whom had a daughter. Because of his poverty, he was unable to marry her off. Finally, he accepted whatever proposal came, and married his daughter to a boy from the other Brahmin community . As a consequence of this action, the community were outcast from the [[Sanadhya Brahmin]] [[caste]]. For a long period, both communities was distinct. Presently, the intermarriage between them are started.&lt;ref&gt;People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan &amp; J C Das pp. 248 to 251 Manohar Publications&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Present circumstances ==<br /> {{Original research|section|date=August 2015}}<br /> The Belwar are strictly [[endogamous]], and practice clan [[exogamy]]. They are [[Hindu]], and [[Shiva|Mahadev]] is their clan deity. Their customs are similar to other [[Awadh]] [[Brahmin]] communities. They are generally [[vegetarian]].<br /> <br /> The Belwar are mainly a landowning community, but are now being urbanised. Those in rural Awadh live in multi-caste villages, but occupy distinct quarters. Each of their settlements contains an informal [[caste]] council, known as a biradari panchayat. The panchayat acts as an instrument of social control, dealing with issues such as divorce and adultery.&lt;ref&gt;''People of India Uttar Pradesh'', Volume XLII Part One, edited by A Hasan &amp; J C Das, pp. 248–251, Manohar Publications&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Brahmin communities of Uttar Pradesh]]</div>

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