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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> | '''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> | ||
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]]. | 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 main goddess of this caste is Sati Mata (that is, Shree Chena Mata and Kushla Mata) and Rupji Maharaj. | 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== | ||