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(Redirected from Panchals) Indian caste This article is about the Hindu Caste. For the ancient Indian kingdom, see Panchala.

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

Ethnic group
Panchal
Languages
Hindi, Punjabi, Haryanvi, Pahadi
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Vishwabrahmin

Culture

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

See also

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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