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The '''Attar''' are a [[Muslims|Muslim]] community and [[caste]] found in the states of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]] in [[India]]. This community has no connection with the [[Attarwala]] of [[Gujarat]], other than both communities at one time having been involved in the manufacture of [[attar]]s (perfumes).<ref>{{Cite book |first1=N. K. |last1=Singh |first2=A. P. |last2=Mishra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H8HT5OMWVssC&q=Mirasi&pg=PA563 |title=Global Encyclopaedic Enthnography Of Indian Muslim (3 vol. set) |date=August 2008 |publisher=Global Vision Publishing House |isbn=978-81-8220-297-9 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jairath |first=Vinod K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MKIT9muBRuoC |title=Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India |date=2013-04-03 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-19679-9 |language=en}}</ref>
The '''Attar''' are a [[Muslims|Muslim]] community and [[caste]] found in the states of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]] in [[India]]. This community has no connection with the [[Attarwala]] of [[Gujarat]], other than both communities at one time having been involved in the manufacture of [[attar]]s (perfumes).<ref>{{Cite book |first1=N. K. |last1=Singh |first2=A. P. |last2=Mishra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H8HT5OMWVssC&q=Mirasi&pg=PA563 |title=Global Encyclopaedic Enthnography Of Indian Muslim (3 vol. set) |date=August 2008 |publisher=Global Vision Publishing House |isbn=978-81-8220-297-9 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jairath |first=Vinod K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MKIT9muBRuoC |title=Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India |date=2013-04-03 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-19679-9 |language=en}}</ref>

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Attar
ReligionsIslam Judaism
CountryIndia
Original stateMaharashtra
Andhra Pradesh

The Attar are a Muslim community and caste found in the states of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh in India. This community has no connection with the Attarwala of Gujarat, other than both communities at one time having been involved in the manufacture of attars (perfumes).[1][2]

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  1. ↑ Singh, N. K.; Mishra, A. P. (August 2008). Global Encyclopaedic Enthnography Of Indian Muslim (3 vol. set). Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8220-297-9.
  2. ↑ Jairath, Vinod K. (2013-04-03). Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-19679-9.