Halwai
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| • Hindi • Awadhi • Bhojpuri . Angika/Bhagalpur • Marwari Punjabi | |
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| • Hinduism, Jainism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| • Muslim Halwai • Bania • Vaishya |
Halwai is a caste of Vaishya varna (community) with traditional primary occupation related to confectionary and sweet-making. The name is derived from an Arabic word Halwa, a popular sweet.[citation needed].
Traditionally Indians ate food cooked at their own kitchen, although food cooked with ghee/oil by halwais was considered to be an acceptable exception.[1][page needed]
Baba Ganinath Govind is the kul Guru of Halwai / Madhesia cast.[2] purity of sweets is considered to be an important attribute.
Origins of the Halwai Caste
In some parts of Uttar Pradesh, some believe that they have descended from a man by the name 'Bhalandan.' This Bhalandan came into being due to the will of the Hindu god Brahma. This individual married a woman named Marutwati. Their son was an individual who was named Vatsa Priti. One of the latter's descendents, an individual called Modan, took to making sweetmeats.[3]
The community was among the earliest to set up its own caste association, the Kanyakubja Vaishya Halwai Mahasabha, which was established in Varanasi in the year 1903.[4]
See also
References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ The tribes and castes of the Central Provinces of India By R V Russell, R.B.H. Lal, Volume III, 1916
- ↑ Ritual as Language: The Case of South Indian Food Offerings Gabriella Eichinger Ferro-Luzzi Current Anthropology, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Sep., 1977), pp. 507-514
- ↑ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 597
- ↑ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 601
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