Attar (caste)

Attar
Religions	Islam
Country	India
Original state	Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh

The Attar are a Muslim community and caste found in the states of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh in India. This community has no connection with the Attarwala of Gujarat, other than both communities at one time having been involved in the manufacture of attars (perfumes). ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Singh, N. K.; Mishra, A. P. (August 2008). Global Encyclopaedic Enthnography Of Indian Muslim (3 vol. set). Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN   978-81-8220-297-9.
2. Jairath, Vinod K. (2013-04-03). Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-136-19679-9.