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<p><span class="autocomment">top: </span>clean up, added <a href="/wiki/CAT:O" class="mw-redirect" title="CAT:O">orphan</a> tag</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Orphan|date=October 2021}}<br /> <br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}<br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Kannada Vaishya&#039;&#039;&#039; in [[Uttara Kannada]] (India) are a small sect of people. They are mainly found in [[Ankola]] and [[Karwar]] [[taluk]]s of the district.<br /> <br /> Their ancestors came from [[Goa]] and follow Konkan traditions. They are different from other Vaishyas like Arya Vaishya, Bunt Shetty, Balija Vaishya and Baniya Vaishya&#039;s from UP and Bihar.Some are engaged in small business like preparation of beaten rice, its sale, etc. Many of them are agriculturists. Some are engaged in hotel business. They speak Konkani and Kannada languages along with Marathi in Belgaum. They worship [[Lakshmi|Mahalakshmi]], Mahalsa, Arya Durga and Ramanatha. They revere Banta Deva of Amdalli of Karwar Taluk. The dead are cremated. Divorce and widow marriages are not prevalent among them.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> * &#039;&#039;Gazetteer of India&#039;&#039;, Published by [[Government of Karnataka]], in the volume on Uttara Kannada District,1985<br /> <br /> [[Category:Ethnic groups in India]]<br /> [[Category:Social groups of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Bania communities]]</div>

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