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	The Muslim Sapera are found in the districts of [[Saharsa]], [[Champaran]], [[Sitamarhi]] and [[Purnea]]. They are divided into two groups, the ~~Iraqi~~ and ~~Irani~~. Both these groups are strictly [[endogamous]], and there is no intermarriage between them. Traditionally a community of snake charmers, most Sapera are now wage labourers, and are one of the most disadvantaged groups among the [[Bihari Muslim]]s~~. Although they are [[Muslim]]s, most Sapera worship a tribal deity known as Bisahari~~.<ref name="Gopal"/>		The Muslim Sapera are found in the districts of [[Saharsa]], [[Champaran]], [[Sitamarhi]] and [[Purnea]]. They are divided into two groups, the Iraqis and Iranis. Both these groups are strictly [[endogamous]], and there is no intermarriage between them. Traditionally a community of snake charmers, most Sapera are now wage labourers, and are one of the most disadvantaged groups among the [[Bihari Muslim]]s.<ref name="Gopal"/>

	==See also==		==See also==

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[[File:A snake-charmer of the Sapera caste - Tashrih al-aqvam (1825), f.323v - BL Add. 27255.jpg|thumb|A snake-charmer of the Sapera caste - ''Tashrih al-aqvam'' (1825)]]
The '''Sapera''' are a [[Muslim]] community found in the state of [[Bihar]] in [[India]]. They are also known as Mastan and Ustad.<ref name="Gopal">''People of India Bihar Volume XVI'' "Part Two" edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha pages 849 to 851 Seagull Books</ref>

==Origin==
[[File:Schlangenbeschwörer-Delhi-1973.jpg|thumb|right|A snake charmer in Delhi]]
The Muslim Sapera are [[Muslim]] converts from the [[Hindu]] [[Sapera (caste)|Sapera]] [[caste]]. Little is known about the exact circumstances of their conversion to [[Islam]]. Sapera in Hindi means snake charmer. Their traditional occupation is snake charming, and they are one of a number of nomadic groups found in [[North India]] who might be the ancestors of the [[Romani people|Romani]] community of [[Europe]]. The Sapera speak a dialect which is a mixture of [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]] and [[Maithili language|Maithili]].<ref name="Gopal"/>

==Present circumstances==

The Muslim Sapera are found in the districts of [[Saharsa]], [[Champaran]], [[Sitamarhi]] and [[Purnea]]. They are divided into two groups, the Iraqi and Irani. Both these groups are strictly [[endogamous]], and there is no intermarriage between them. Traditionally a community of snake charmers, most Sapera are now wage labourers, and are one of the most disadvantaged groups among the [[Bihari Muslim]]s. Although they are [[Muslim]]s, most Sapera worship a tribal deity known as Bisahari.<ref name="Gopal"/>

==See also==

* [[Sapera|Sapera dance]]
* [[Sapera (caste)|Sapera]]

==References==
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