Gihara

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The Gihar are a Hindu caste found in various states of India. They belong to the Gipsy clan. They are considered to be among the migrating^[1] or partly settled communities .^[2]

History and origin[]

This is the myth that The Gihar are immigrants from Rajasthan. Gihar speak mostly Ghirayi, Hindi and English language.

Present circumstances[]

The Gihar are strictly endogamous and are divided into many exogamous clans. These are the Sodha, Sankat, Bhainsh, Otwar, Gohar, Sani, Marriayyah, Kitabiya.

Many Gihar are still involved in their traditional occupation of stone sculpture.Some in ancient age were involved in rope making, chick making, bamboo fencing.Many people still engaged in their traditional occupations such as kuchbandiya and sirkibandiya. Many peoples engaged themselves in cottage industries (small industries occupations).

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