Rabari

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An elderly Rabari woman from Nadapa, Gujarat
Rabari, a caste of camel-herders - Tashrih al-aqvam (1825)

The Rabari people (also known as Rebari, Raikas, and Dewasi people) are an ethnic group from the Kutch region of Gujarat.[1]

Origin[edit]

The Rabari myth of origin is that Shiva put them on earth to tend to the camels owned by Parvati.[2]

Demographics[edit]

The Rabari comprise five related groups, the Debar, Gardo, Kantho, Katchi, and Ragad.[3]

References[edit]

  1. Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse (1992). "The Raika Deomedary Breeders of Rajasthan: A Pastoral System in Crisis" (PDF). Nomadic Peoples. 30: 74–83.
  2. Street (2002), p. 29
  3. Street (2002), pp. 28-29

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