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Present circumstances

The Belwar are strictly endogamous, and practice clan exogamy. They are Hindu, and Mahadev is their clan deity. Their customs are similar to other Awadh Brahmin communities. They are generally vegetarian.

The Belwar are mainly a landowning community, but are now being urbanised. Those in rural Awadh live in multi-caste villages, but occupy distinct quarters. Each of their settlements contains an informal caste council, known as a biradari panchayat. The panchayat acts as an instrument of social control, dealing with issues such as divorce and adultery.^[1]

References

↑ People of India Uttar Pradesh, Volume XLII Part One, edited by A Hasan & J C Das, pp. 248–251, Manohar Publications

[1] People of India Uttar Pradesh, Volume XLII Part One, edited by A Hasan & J C Das, pp. 248–251, Manohar Publications

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-== Origin ==
-The Belwar are a community of [[Sanadya Brahmin]] from [[Awadh]], they originally belonged to the [[Sanadhya Brahmin]] [[caste]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} According to their origin myth, they descend five brothers, one of whom had a daughter. Because of his poverty, he was unable to marry her off. Finally, he accepted whatever proposal came, and married his daughter to a boy from the other Brahmin community . As a consequence of this action, the community were outcast from the [[Sanadhya Brahmin]] [[caste]]. For a long period, both communities was  distinct. Presently, the intermarriage between them are  started.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pp. 248 to 251 Manohar Publications</ref>
 == Present circumstances ==