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Banjaras were historically pastoralists, traders, breeders, and transporters of goods in the inland regions of India, for which they used boats, carts, camels, oxen, donkeys, and sometimes the relatively scarce horse, hence controlling a large section of trade and economy. The mode of transport depended upon the terrain.
The Kolhati are an Indian nomadic community that form a subgroup of the Banjara people. [1] They belong to central India and Maharashtra.They traditionally are professional entertainers and acrobats.
Bhai Lakhishah Banjara (4 July 1580 – 7 June 1680) was a warrior and Banjara king, Asian trader, civil contractor and the owner of four villages located in Delhi. He was also supplying goods for the Mughal Army.
Although he was opposed to personality cults and rituals, it is a popular destination for Banjaras. Similar adjacent temples dedicated to Sevalal and to Jagdamba exist elsewhere and also attract worshipers in significant numbers. [2] There are folk songs praising Sevalal that are popular during Banjara festivities. [2]
The Muslim Banjara or Turka Lambadi are a Muslim community found in the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in India. Many members of this community migrated to Pakistan in 1947, and have settled in Karachi and Sindh.
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Banjara needle crafts are traditional handmade fabrics made by Banjaras in India. [1] [2] [3] They are made in tribals Lambada habitation known as Thanda. References
Lambani Banjara woman in traditional attire. Pusad is a tribal area, [3] of mostly Banjaras.Banjara of Pusad area have an oral tradition of their migration from Rajasthan toward central and south India from 12th century after the defeat and death of Prithviraj Chauhan by Muhammad Ghouri in the 1191 Battle of Tarain in present-day Haryana, a narrative which also coincides with the oral ...