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Latest revision as of 08:41, 17 May 2023
The Banaut/Bandawat (Bundela) are a branch of the Bundela Rajput found in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] They trace their origin from Bundelkhand, Orchha Bundelkhand and Jhansi.
History and origin[edit]
The Banaut are found mainly in north-eastern Bihar. They have come originally from Orcha in Bundelkhand. The community are said to have left Orcha to escape the Mughals..The Banaut are distributed mainly in ,chouparan , Munger, Bhagalpur, Purnia, Saharsa, Katihar and Arariya. Rajput from Hazaribagh and Chatra in Jharkhand also from the same clan of Rajput.[2]
Present circumstances[edit]
The Banaut speak Angika and most of them understand Hindi. They have their particular village deities such as Hanumanji, Ram-Janaki and Radhakrishna.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/78297/1/MPRA_paper_78297.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
- ↑ People of India Bihar Volume XVI Part One edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha pages 100 to 103 Seagull Books