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{{ethnic group|<br />
|group= Lakhera<br />
|population = 162,000<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.joshuaproject.net/peoples.php?peo3=17445 | title=Lakhera | publisher=Joshua Project | accessdate=28 June 2023 }}</ref><br />
|popplace = • {{flagcountry|India}}<br />
|langs = • [[Haryanvi]] • [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
|rels= • [[Hinduism]] 100% •<br />
|related= • [[Chundrigar]] • [[Manihar]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Lakhera''' are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in [[North India]]. They are a community traditionally associated with bangle making.<ref>People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 324 to 328 Manohar</ref><br />
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==Origin==<br />
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The Lakhera get their name from the [[Sanskrit]] ''laksha kuru'' meaning a worker in lac. According to their mythologies, the community was created by the dirt washed from the body of the goddess [[Parvati]].Other traditions make them out to be Yaduvanshi [[Rajput]]s. They are said to have originated in [[Bulandshahr District]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], and then spread to [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]] and [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. The community in [[Uttar Pradesh]] speak [[Hindi language|Hindi]], while in [[Haryana]] they speak [[Haryanvi]].<ref>People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 324 to 328 Manohar</ref><br />
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==Present circumstances==<br />
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The Lakhera community consists of a number of clans, the main ones being the Chauhan, Bhati, Nainvaya, Bagri, Nagoriya, Parihar, Solanki, Hatadiya and Atariya etc. They are an [[endogamy|endogamous]] community, and each clan is [[exogamy|exogamous]]. The majority of the Lakhera are still involved in the manufacture and sellng of bangles. Some members of the community are now shopkeepers. The Lakhera are [[Hindu]], and have customs similar to other [[North India]]n [[Hindu]]s. They live in multi-caste villages, occupying their own distinct quuarters.<ref>People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 324 to 328 Manohar</ref><br />
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In [[Uttar Pradesh]], the community is found mainly in the south and east of the state. They are found mainly in [[Jalaun District|Jalaun]], [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]], [[Lalitpur District, India|Lalitpur]] and [[Jhansi District|Jhansi]].<ref>Tribes and Castes of North Western Provinces and Oudh Volume III by William Crook pages 361 to 362</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Manihar]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Social groups of Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Indian castes]]<br />
[[Category:Punjabi tribes]]</div>Ajay Kumar