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'''Lakhera''' (also spelt as '''Lakhara''', '''Lakshakar''', '''Laxkar''', '''Lakhpati''', '''Lakshkar''', '''Lakhera''', '''Lakeri''' and '''Lakheri''')<ref>People of India Haryana Volume XXIII edite by A. K. Bhatia pages 324 to 328 Manohar</ref> are a community native to [[Hindi Belt]].<ref name="ReferenceA">People of India - Volume 38, Page 569 - Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India</ref>
The '''Lakhera''' are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in [[North India]]. They are a community traditionally associated with bangle making.<ref>People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 324 to 328 Manohar</ref>
 
In Hindu mythology Lakh is considered to be sacred as it indicates symbol of Suhaag in married life. From the name of Lakh society got their name as Lakhera or Laxkar. Now this community is growing and exploring with variety of business. The community is also equated with the [[Patwa]] community at some places.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qEXFxCK-ulUC&q=Lakhera&pg=PA444|title=Global encyclopaedic ethnography of Indian Muslim|last=Shyam|first=(Dr ) S. R. Khan Dr Radhey|publisher=Global Vision Publishing House|year=2008|isbn=9788182202993|pages=444–445|language=en}}</ref>


==Origin==
==Origin==


The '''Lakhera''' get their name from the [[Sanskrit]] ''laksha kuru'' meaning a worker in lac. According to their mythologies, this caste created by the goddess [[Parvati]]. They are said to have originated in [[Rajasthan]], and then spread to [[Uttarakhand]], [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]], [[Madhya pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] and [[Maharashtra]]. The community in [[Delhi]] speaks [[Hindi language|Hindi]], while in [[Haryana]] they speaks [[Haryanvi]], while in Rajasthan they Speaks Mewari, Marwari, Hadoti andf Hindi<ref name="ReferenceB">People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M. L. Sharma and A. K. Bhatia pages 324 to 328 Manohar</ref> In Maharshtra can speak Marathi, Marwadi. They are known as Lakheri, Lakeri in Maharashtra. In Pandharpur (Dist-Solapur, Maharshtra)
The Lakhera get their name from the [[Sanskrit]] ''laksha kuru'' meaning a worker in lac. According to their mythologies, the community was created by the dirt washed from the body of the goddess [[Parvati]].Other traditions make them out to be Yaduvanshi [[Rajput]]s. They are said to have originated in [[Bulandshahr District]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], and then spread to [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]] and [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. The community in [[Uttar Pradesh]] speak [[Hindi language|Hindi]], while in [[Haryana]] they speak [[Haryanvi]].<ref>People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 324 to 328 Manohar</ref>
 
The main goddess of this caste is Sati Mata (that is, Shree Chena Mata and Kushla Mata) and Rupji Maharaj. There are many gotra and sub gotra in lakhera caste normally bangle making and selling is the main business of lakheras.


==Present circumstances==
==Present circumstances==


The Lakhera community consists of a number of clans, the main ones being the Hatadiya (gahlot), Garhwali(Bhardwaj), Bagri(Rathore), Nagoriya, Parihar, Bhati, Nainvaya, Solanki,Tanwar, Panwar, Kathuniya and Atariya. They are an [[endogamy|endogamous]] community, and each clan is [[exogamy|exogamous]]. The majority of the Lakhera are still involved in the manufacture and selling of bangles. Some members of the community are now shopkeepers. The Lakhera are [[Hindu]], and have customs similar to other [[North India]]n [[Hindu]]s. They live in multi-caste villages, occupying their own distinct quarters.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
The Lakhera community consists of a number of clans, the main ones being the Chauhan, Bhati, Nainvaya, Bagri, Nagoriya, Parihar, Solanki, Hatadiya and Atariya etc. They are an [[endogamy|endogamous]] community, and each clan is [[exogamy|exogamous]]. The majority of the Lakhera are still involved in the manufacture and sellng of bangles. Some members of the community are now shopkeepers. The Lakhera are [[Hindu]], and have customs similar to other [[North India]]n [[Hindu]]s. They live in multi-caste villages, occupying their own distinct quuarters.<ref>People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 324 to 328 Manohar</ref>


In [[Uttar Pradesh]], the community is found mainly in the south and east of the state. They are found mainly in [[Jalaun District|Jalaun]], [[Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]], [[Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Lalitpur]] and [[Jhansi District|Jhansi]].<ref>Tribes and Castes of North Western Provinces and Oudh Volume III by William Crook pages 361 to 362</ref>
In [[Uttar Pradesh]], the community is found mainly in the south and east of the state. They are found mainly in [[Jalaun District|Jalaun]], [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]], [[Lalitpur District, India|Lalitpur]] and [[Jhansi District|Jhansi]].<ref>Tribes and Castes of North Western Provinces and Oudh Volume III by William Crook pages 361 to 362</ref>


Lakhera is an occupational based caste residing in Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Bihar, Maharashtra. barhi and jabalpur People of Lakhera community are professional artist of Lakh (substance used to make bangles) which is an inherent heritage of Lakhera community. Prime objective of Lakhera group is to enhance the knowledge about Lakhera community through the process of sharing, getting together and then working to achieve the objectives. To makes efforts, to integrate Lakhera community, achieve maximum cooperation and mutual understanding by all the ways of formal and informal discussions, academic relations and personal interactions.
==See also==
Caste's National youth Organization is Akhil Bhartiya Lakhara Yuva Sanghatan (ABLYS).


Their surnames in Maharashtra are Bagade, Bhate, Chavan, Hatade, Nagare, Padiyar, Ratvad and Salunke. Men add ji or sir to their names. Lakheras with the same surname did not inter-marry in the nineteenth and twentieth century.<ref>https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Ahmadnagar/people_castes.html</ref> Their family-god is Balaji, also known as Vyankoba of [[Tirupati]], whose image they keep in their houses and worship with flowers, sandal paste and food. There are no divisions among them. They are dark, strong and middle-sized with lively eyes and regular features. Their home-tongue is Marwari and out-of-doors they spoke a rough Marathi. They have no priest of their own but ask local [[Brahmins]] to conduct their ceremonies. They also worship Bhavani Devi of [[Tuljapur]].
*[[Manihar]]


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Latest revision as of 20:27, 23 July 2023

Lakhera
Total population
162,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
•  India
Languages
• Haryanvi • Hindi
Religion
• Hinduism 100% •
Related ethnic groups
• Chundrigar • Manihar

The Lakhera are a Hindu caste found in North India. They are a community traditionally associated with bangle making.[2]

Origin[edit]

The Lakhera get their name from the Sanskrit laksha kuru meaning a worker in lac. According to their mythologies, the community was created by the dirt washed from the body of the goddess Parvati.Other traditions make them out to be Yaduvanshi Rajputs. They are said to have originated in Bulandshahr District in Uttar Pradesh, and then spread to Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab. The community in Uttar Pradesh speak Hindi, while in Haryana they speak Haryanvi.[3]

Present circumstances[edit]

The Lakhera community consists of a number of clans, the main ones being the Chauhan, Bhati, Nainvaya, Bagri, Nagoriya, Parihar, Solanki, Hatadiya and Atariya etc. They are an endogamous community, and each clan is exogamous. The majority of the Lakhera are still involved in the manufacture and sellng of bangles. Some members of the community are now shopkeepers. The Lakhera are Hindu, and have customs similar to other North Indian Hindus. They live in multi-caste villages, occupying their own distinct quuarters.[4]

In Uttar Pradesh, the community is found mainly in the south and east of the state. They are found mainly in Jalaun, Hamirpur, Lalitpur and Jhansi.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Lakhera". Joshua Project. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ↑ People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 324 to 328 Manohar
  3. ↑ People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 324 to 328 Manohar
  4. ↑ People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 324 to 328 Manohar
  5. ↑ Tribes and Castes of North Western Provinces and Oudh Volume III by William Crook pages 361 to 362
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