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{{about|the collective term for a group of castes|the ancient Indian kingdom|Panchala}}
{{Short description|Indian caste}}
{{about|the Hindu caste|the ancient Indian kingdom|Panchala}}
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{{Infobox ethnic group
| group            = Panchal
| native_name      =
| native_name_lang = hin
| languages        = [[Hindi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Haryanvi]], [[Pahari language|Pahadi]]{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
| religions        = [[Hinduism]]
| related_groups  = [[Vishwabrahmin]]
}}
'''Panchal''' is a [[Master craftsman|master craftsman]] caste of India. Panchal is a collective term for class of engineers, architects, priests, sculptors and temple builders. They belong to the [[Vishwakarma (caste)|Vishwakarma sect]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=10 October 2013 |title=Panchal is Panchal-Brahmin |url=http://haryanascbc.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/1_37_1_NotificationSCBCWebsite.pdf |website=www.haryanascbc.gov.in}}</ref>


'''Panchal''' or Panchal Brahmin is Vishwakarma Brahmin is a collective term for a variable range of [[artisan]]al [[India]]n caste groups claiming themselves as Brahmins,panjabrahmana' ( manu, maya, twoshta, shilpi, viswajna ) were some of the five-based 'panjagotra' ( Sanaga, Sanatana, Abhuvana, Pratanasa, Suparna ) aspects of this prelapsarian reality with the 'panjavedas' ( Rig veda, Yajur veda, Sama veda, Atharva veda, Pranava veda )
== Culture ==
Panchal, Vishwakarma, Singh, Dhiman, Sharma, Vashista are some of the surnames used by this community.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ballard |first=Roger |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=74ZVFb37zuIC&dq=Dhiman+Brahmin&pg=PA121 |title=Desh Pardesh: The South Asian Presence in Britain |publisher=Hurst |year=1994 |isbn=978-1-85065-091-1 |pages=121}}</ref> They maintain clan [[exogamy]] as a strict rule for marriage.


According to [[Louis Dumont]], it is derived from the word ''panch'', meaning ''five'', and refers to communities that have traditionally worked as blacksmiths, carpenters, goldsmiths, stonemasons and coppersmith. These groups include the [[Lohar]]s and [[Suthar]]s  of [[South India]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India |first=Rosa Maria |last=Perez |publisher=Orient Blackswan |year=2004 |isbn=9788180280146 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GDRWAglUumEC&pg=PA80 |page=80}}</ref> [[David G. Mandelbaum|David Mandelbaum]] noted that the name had been assumed by the blacksmiths, carpenters, coppersmiths, goldsmiths and stonemasons of South India as a means towards achieving social upliftment, calling themselves ''Panchala'' and claiming that they are [[Brahmin]]s who descend from [[Vishwakarma]]. They do, however, believe that they are equal among themselves: they perceive distinctions between their various occupational groups.<ref>{{cite book |title=Industrial Transition in Rural India: Artisans, Traders, and Tribals in South Gujarat |first=Hein |last=Streefkerk |publisher=Popular Prakashan |year=1985 |isbn=9780861320677 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_L3edKpCmm4C&pg=PA103 |page=99}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Vishvakarma|Lord Vishwakarma]]
* [[Vishwakarma (caste)|Vishwakarma Caste]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 28 September 2025


This article is about the Hindu caste. For the ancient Indian kingdom, see Panchala.
Panchal
Languages
Hindi, Punjabi, Haryanvi, Pahadi[citation needed]
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Vishwabrahmin

Panchal is a master craftsman caste of India. Panchal is a collective term for class of engineers, architects, priests, sculptors and temple builders. They belong to the Vishwakarma sect.[1]

Culture[edit | edit source]

Panchal, Vishwakarma, Singh, Dhiman, Sharma, Vashista are some of the surnames used by this community.[2] They maintain clan exogamy as a strict rule for marriage.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Panchal is Panchal-Brahmin" (PDF). www.haryanascbc.gov.in. 10 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Ballard, Roger (1994). Desh Pardesh: The South Asian Presence in Britain. Hurst. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-85065-091-1.
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