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'''Hoogar''' (or Hugar) is the name given to an [[endogamy|endogamous]] community of [[Lingayatism|Lingayat]] people living in [[Karnataka]], in southwest [[India]]. The traditional profession of the Hoogars was to grow, gather and sell flowers. "Hoogar" means "those who sell flowers" or "a person who makes flower garlands".<ref name=Singh>{{Cite book
'''Hoogar''', also spelled '''Hugar''', is an [[endogamy|endogamous]] community of [[Lingayatism|Lingayat]] people living in [[Karnataka]], in southwest [[India]]. The traditional profession of the Hoogars was to grow, gather and sell flowers. ''Hoogar'' means "those who sell flowers" or "a person who makes flower garlands" in the [[Kannada]] language.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
  | last = Singh
  | first = Kumar Suresh
  | title = People of India
  | publisher =  Anthropological Survey of India
  | volume =  Volume 26, Part 2
  | year = 2003
  | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=FRQwAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Hugar%22+flower&dq=%22Hugar%22+flower&hl=en&ei=JVtkTrLbBIPViAL6s-XDCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CEkQ6AEwAA
  | isbn = 978-81-85938-98-1
  }}</ref> in the [[Kannada]] language.


The 1961 Census of India described the Hoogar as "the traditional Lingayat flower supplier."<ref name=Census>{{Cite book
The [[1961 Census of India]] described the Hoogar as "the traditional Lingayat flower supplier."<ref name=Census>{{Cite book
   | title = Census of India
   | title = Census of India
   | publisher = Office of the Registrar General
   | publisher = Office of the Registrar General
   | volume = Volume 11, Part 6, Issue 38
   | volume = 11, Part 6, Issue 38
   | year = 1961
   | year = 1961
   | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=lrXUAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Hoogar%22+flower&dq=%22Hoogar%22+flower&hl=en&ei=sFZkTvuUEOTfiALQ5MXICg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA
   | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=lrXUAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Hoogar%22+flower
   }}</ref>  [[Lingayatism]] is a [[Vedas|non-Vedic]] monotheistic religion that rejects the traditional [[caste]] system.<ref>"[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/342355/Lingayat Lingayat]." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 09 Jul. 2010.</ref>
   }}</ref>  [[Lingayatism]] is a [[Vedas|non-Vedic]] monotheistic religion that rejects the traditional [[caste]] system.<ref>"[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/342355/Lingayat Lingayat]." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 9 July 2010.</ref>


According to their traditions, the Hoogar are said to be descendants of Pushpadatta, a human figure that [[Shiva]] sent to earth to distribute flowers. The Hoogar live in the northern parts of Karnataka and are concentrated in the districts of [[Dharwad district|Dharwad]], [[Belgaum district|Belgaum]], [[Bijapur, Karnataka|Bijapur]], [[Bidar district|Bidar]], [[Gulbarga district|Gulbarga]] [[Yadagir district|Yadagir]] [[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]] and [[Bellary district|Bellary]]. They are [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]], and speak Kannada.
They form a tiny fraction of population of Karnataka, have been abandoning their traditional profession and have taken up modern education. By 1961, "these occupational distinctions and limitations have practically disappeared" among the followers of Lingayatism.<ref name=Census/>
 
They form a tiny fraction of population of Karnataka, have been abandoning their traditional profession and have taken up modern education. By 1961, "these occupational distinctions and limitations have practically disappeared" among the followers of Lingayatism.<ref name=Census/>  There is a website devoted to Hoogar endogamy.<ref>{{Cite web
  | title = HugarMatrimony.com
  | work = An Exclusive Matrimony Service For The Hugar Community Around The World
  | publisher = Community Matrimony
  | url = http://www.hugarmatrimony.com
  | access-date = September 4, 2011}}</ref>


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