Panchal

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Panchal is a Master Craftsman caste of India. Panchal is a collective term for class of engineers, architects, priests, sculptors and temple builders. They belong to the Vishwakarma sect. [1]

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Panchal
Languages
Hindi, Punjabi, Haryanvi, Pahadi [ citation needed ]
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Vishwabrahmin

Culture

Panchal, Vishwakarma, Singh, Dhiman, Sharma, Vashista are some of the surnames used by this community. [2] They maintain clan exogamy as a strict rule for marriage.

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References

  1. ↑ "Panchal is Panchal-Brahmin" (PDF). www.haryanascbc.gov.in. 10 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Ballard, Roger (1994). Desh Pardesh: The South Asian Presence in Britain. Hurst. p. 121. ISBN   978-1-85065-091-1.
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