Bhagirathi Mali

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The Bhagirathi Saini is a caste in North India, specially in western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttrakhand. They claim to be descendants of the Ikshvaku dynasty king Sagara and the Suryavansha king Bhagiratha, whom the community is named after King Harishchandra and Lord Rama were also born in this dynasty.[1]Over time, there were many changes in the pure saini society. With the passage of time, they made farming their way of living. Now they used to do business,farming, growing vegetables in their fields mainly.

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  1. भगीरथॊ बृहत क्षत्रः सैन्धवश च जयद्रथः, बृहद्रथॊ बाह्लिकश च श्रुतायुश च महारथः (I.177.19)