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The Lavana, Lohana , Lobana , Labana, are a Hindu caste found in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat in India. [1] [2]
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The Lavana, Lohana , Lobana , Labana, are a Hindu caste found in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat in India. [1] [2]
the word lavana also means salt in Hindi, and the community's traditional occupation was the merchant and transportation of salt. [3]
The Lavana are an endogamous community. They have eleven exogamous clans mentioned below:
All these clans have equal status. [4]
The community is traditionally associated with saltpetre trading, but many are now farmers, agricultural and traders.
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