Ganiga

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Ganiga is a caste found in the state of Karnataka, India. They were originally oil pressers and also oil-mongers in the Mysore region of Karnataka. [1] They add the title Shetty to their name. [2]

Ganiga men used to wear sacred thread. [3] They hold themselves to be high class Vaishyas and did not eat food cooked by anyone other than Havyaka Brahmins. [4] They employed Havyaka Brahmins to perform their chief ceremonies and their religious teacher is the chief of smárta monastery at Sringeri and They belong to Kundapura Vyasaraja Peetham. [5] They are classified as OBC in India's system of positive discrimination. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Bageshree, S. (19 December 2012). "When a well-oiled system came to a halt" . The Hindu. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ka'nara (2 pts.). Government Central Press. 1883.
  3. ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ka'nara (2 pts.). Government Central Press. 1883.
  4. ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ka'nara (2 pts.). Government Central Press. 1883.
  5. ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ka'nara (2 pts.). Government Central Press. 1883.
  6. ↑ "Central List of OBCs - State: Karnataka". National Commission for Backward Classes. 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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