| Regions with significant populations | |
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| India | |
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| Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi | |
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 Hinduism |
The Kasera caste is a Hindu caste whose traditional occupation is the making of metal utensils; they inhabit the Indian states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. [1]
The Kansara derived their name from kan̩su (Gujarati : કાંસુ, IPA: [kɑɳsũː] ). [2]
During the reign of the Mughal Empire, many Kansaras moved from Gujarat to Maharashtra. [1]
They are an urban caste. [3]
They celebrate all Hindu festivals, though Navaratri and Vijayadashami are mainly focused. They arrange many cultural functions during the nine days of Navaratri and performs Shastra Puja on the tenth day, i.e., on Vijayadashami. Other important festivals are Deepawali, Raksha Bandhan, Sahasrarjun Jayanti, Kartik Ekadashi, and Nag Panchami. [1]
The Kasera belongs to Gujarat, India. Their associated groups live in Maharashtra such as Tambat.
Based on their native place, Kasera's are divided into Gujarati Kansara, Maru Kansara, Sorathia Kansara, and Jamnagari Kasera, Kasera soni, Surti Kasera. The Gujarati Kasera lives in Wadhwan, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Kutch and Dhrangdhra.
People living in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra are vegetarian. [2]
Vijayadashami, more commonly known as Dassahra in Hindi-Urdu, and also known as Dashāhra or Dashain in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Nepali, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navarahtri. It is observed on the tenth day of the month of Ashvin, the seventh in the Hindu lunisolar calendar. The festival typically falls in the Gregorian calendar months of September and October, more specifically between 27 September and 26 October. It is celebrated on the tenth day of the waxing moon of the Ashvayuja month.
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