Natrayat Rajputs
The Natrayat Rajputs are Hindu caste found in the state of Rajasthan in India.
History and origin[]
The community derives its name from the word nata, which means widow remarriage in Hindi. This practice, initially adopted by a group of Chauhan Rajputs in Marwar, Rajasthan, and this led to their separation from the wider Rajput community, which disallows widow remarriage. The community also include a small number Panwar, Parihar and Rathore. The Natrayat are distributed in the transitional zone between Mewar and Marwar, occupying several villages in this hilly region.[1]
Present circumstances[]
The community is endogamous, and divided into exogamous gotras, the Chadana, Kharwad and Unthed. They are mainly a community of small peasants farmers.
See also[]
- Lok Rajput
References[]
Categories:
- Indian castes
- Social groups of Rajasthan
- Rajput clans of Rajasthan
- Rajput clans