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'''Beda Jangam''' or '''Budga Jangam''' are [[Street performance|street performer]] community in [[Karnataka]], who traditionally followed [[Nomad|nomadic lifestyle]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=K. S. |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Karnataka/vxMwAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=budga+jangam&pg=PA306&printsec=frontcover |title=Karnataka |last2=Halbar |first2=B. G. |last3=India |first3=Anthropological Survey of |date=2003 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-81-85938-98-1 |language=en}}</ref> They used to work as beggars and performers with no fixed livelihoods, with few working as priests for [[Untouchability|untouchable communities]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Client Challenge |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/262239498 |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=www.scribd.com}}</ref> They are recognized as Scheduled Castes in [[Karnataka]], [[Maharashtra]] and [[Telangana]].<br />
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They are primarily found in [[North Karnataka|Southern region]] of [[Karnataka]] with a population of 1,17,164 as of 2011. In [[Telangana]], they are found in the Northern West region in the districts of [[Hyderabad district, India|Hyderabad]], [[Ranga Reddy district|Ranga Reddy]], [[Adilabad district|Adilabad]] districts.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=K. S. |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/People_of_India/1GxHJav8MuUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=budga+jangam&dq=budga+jangam&printsec=frontcover |title=People of India |date=1992 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-0-19-563742-7 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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They have been confused with the [[Jangam]]s, who are the [[Lingayats|Lingayat priest community]] that has led to the protest of clubbing them with different community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beda Jangama vs Lingayat Jangama: Karnataka minister flags potential caste survey anomaly |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/beda-jangama-vs-lingayat-jangama-karnataka-minister-flags-potential-caste-survey-anomaly-writes-to-cm-3542822 |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> Due to the issue of misconception of the ''Budga Jangam'' and ''Lingayat Jangam'' over the classification of the both communities are same, despite distinct culture and traditional practices. The community has raised concerns of misutilization of affirmative policies of Lingayat Jangams as both communities claims of being Scheduled Castes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srivatsa |first=Sharath S. |date=2025-05-18 |title=False caste claims: Issue of Lingayat-Jangamas claiming to be Beda Jangamas to get reservation benefit comes to fore again |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/false-caste-claims-issue-of-lingayat-jangamas-claiming-to-be-beda-jangamas-to-get-reservation-benefit-comes-to-fore-again/article69588546.ece |access-date=2026-04-27 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Paswan |first=Sanjay |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Encyclopaedia_of_Dalits_in_India/2Zjyepjt3A4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=budga+jangam&pg=PA256&printsec=frontcover |title=Encyclopaedia of Dalits in India |last2=Jaideva |first2=Pramanshi |date=2002 |publisher=Gyan Publishing House |isbn=978-81-7835-026-4 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Dalit communities]]<br />
[[Category:Scheduled Castes of Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Scheduled Castes of Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Scheduled Castes of Telangana]]<br />
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