The Lok Rajputs are Hindu caste found in the state of Rajasthan in India.[1]

History and origin

The Lok Rajput claims to descent from a small number of Panwar Rajputs that settled in the hill of Mount Abu. Owing to their isolation from Rajput groups, they evolved into a distinct community.[2]

Present circumstances

The community is endogamous, and divided into fourteen exogamous gotras. These are involved in the regulating of marriages. They are a community of mainly small peasant farmers, with animal husbandry being their main secondly occupation.

See also

References

  1. ↑ People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 592 to 596 Popular Prakashan
  2. ↑ People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 592 to 596 Popular Prakashan
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