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The '''Panchpiria''' are a [[Muslim]] community found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]].<ref name=PI1>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 1105 to 1107 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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==Origin==<br />
The word panchpiria literally in [[Urdu]] means a follower of five [[Pir (Sufism)|pirs]] or [[Sufi]] holy men, from the [[Urdu]] word for five which is panch, and pir or holyman. This community gets its name from the fact that they are devotees of five [[sufi]] saints, Ghjazi Mian, Rajab Salar, Subhan Parihar and Bade Purukh. They are [[Muslim]] converts from the [[Bind (tribe)|Bind]] caste. The Panchipiria are found mainly in the [[Doab]] region of western [[Uttar Pradesh]]. There customs are similar to the [[Lal Begi]], another [[Muslim]] community that have been traditionally been involved in sweeping and scavenging.<ref name=PI1 /><br />
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==Present circumstances==<br />
The Panchipiria are endogamous, and marry close kin. They speak both [[Urdu]] and the [[Khari boli]] dialect of [[Hindi]]. Their economic status is precarious, with many Panchpiria employed as street cleaners by many municipalities in western [[Uttar Pradesh]]. They are entirely landless, with many employed as wage labourers. The Panchpiria are also employed by the [[Shia]] community to play the shanai instruments during the [[Muharram]] festival. Like many other [[North India]]n [[Muslim]] [[Baradari (brotherhood)|baradaris]], they have a caste council that deals with inter community disputes as well as acting as an instrument of social control.<ref name=PI1 /><br />
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The Panchpiria are a unique syncrethic community, which incorporate many folk beliefs. This is seen by the fact that the five holy men they venerate are a mixture of [[Hindu]]s and [[Muslim]]s. For example, Ghazi Mian or as he is better known as, Syed Salar Masood, is a well known [[Sufi]] of [[North India]] and Bade Purukh was a [[Hindu]] [[Brahmin]]. They visit the shrine of Syed Salar Masood in [[Bahraich]], and carry an emblem to the mausoleum. The Panchpiria practice all the major [[Hindu]] and [[Muslim]] festivals, as well as visiting [[Hindu]] temples. They are a community that occupy a transitional zone between [[Hinduism]] and [[Islam]].<ref name=PI1 /><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bind (tribe)|Bind]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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