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	\| group = Kansara ~~, Kasera , Kansykar~~		\| group = Kansara
	\| native_name =		\| native_name =
	\| native_name_lang =		\| native_name_lang =
	\| image =		\| image = File:Kansara.png
	\| popplace = [[India]]		\| popplace = [[India]]
	\| langs = [[Hindi language\|Hindi]], [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]], [[Marathi language\|Marathi]]		\| langs = [[Hindi language\|Hindi]], [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]], [[Marathi language\|Marathi]]
	\| rels = [[File:Om.svg\|16px]][[Hinduism]]		\| rels = [[File:Om.svg\|16px]][[Hinduism]]
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	The '''Kansara ~~(Kasera)~~ ''' caste is an Hindu ~~'''Kashatriya'''~~ caste whose traditional occupation is the making of metal utensils; they inhabit the [[India\|Indian]] states of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]].<ref name=":0" />		The '''Kansara''' caste is a Hindu caste whose traditional occupation is the making of metal utensils; they inhabit the [[India\|Indian]] states of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]].<ref name=":0" />

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==

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{{short description|Hindu Untensil Maker Caste}}
{{infobox ethnic group
| group = Kansara , Kasera , Kansykar
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| image =
| popplace = [[India]]
| langs = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| rels = [[File:Om.svg|16px]][[Hinduism]]
}}
The '''Kansara (Kasera) ''' caste is an Hindu '''Kashatriya''' caste whose traditional occupation is the making of metal utensils; they inhabit the [[India|Indian]] states of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]].<ref name=":0" />

==Etymology==
The '''Kansara''' derived their name from ''kan̩su'' ({{lang-gu|કાંસુ}}, {{IPA-gu|kɑɳsũː|IPA}}).<ref name="guj">{{cite book|title=Gujarat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA599|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-104-4|pages=599–600}}</ref>

==History==
During the reign of the [[Mughal Empire]], many Kansaras moved from Gujarat to Maharashtra.<ref name=":0" />

They are an urban caste.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sheth|first=N. R.|title=The Social Framework of an Indian Factory|publisher=Manchester University Press|year=1968|pages=69}}</ref>

== Festivals ==
They celebrate all Hindu festivals, though [[Navaratri]] and [[Vijayadashami]] are mainly focused. They arrange many cultural functions during the nine days of Navaratri and performs [[Shastra Puja]] on the tenth day, i.e., on Vijayadashami. Other important festivals are [[Deepawali]], [[Raksha Bandhan]], Sahasrarjun Jayanti, Kartik Ekadashi, and Nag Panchami.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Kumar Suresh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BsBEgVa804IC&q=Kansara&pg=PA929|title=Maharashtra|last2=Bhanu|first2=B. V.|last3=India|first3=Anthropological Survey of|date=2004|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-101-3|language=en}}</ref>

==Caste groups==
The Kansara belongs to [[Gujarat]], India. Their associated groups live in Maharashtra such as Tambat.

Based on their native place, Kansaras are divided into Gujarati Kansara, Maru Kansara, Sorathia Kansara, and Jamnagari Kansara, Surti Kansara. The Gujarati Kansara live in [[Wadhwan]], [[Surendranagar]], [[Rajkot]], [[Bhavnagar]], and [[Dhrangdhra]].

People living in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra are vegetarian.<ref name="guj" />

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Social groups of Gujarat}}

[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Indian castes]]

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Ajay Kumar: Added citation to support the statement.

47.15.11.71 at 03:03, 12 November 2021