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The Barai are a Hindu caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.
Origin
. They are further divided into a number of clans, the main ones being the Katiyar, Jaiswar and Nag.
Present circumstances
Most families possess small holdings, with a smaller number renting land from other communities. A significant number are also involved in selling paan, especially in Awadh. In western Uttar Pradesh, they sell their produce to the Tamboli community. They tend to live in their own settlements, which are often located near the outskirts of towns.
The Barai are strictly endogamous, and practice clan exogamy. Like other Hindu castes, they have set up a caste association, the Tamboli Samiti. This acts both as an instrument of social control, as well the controlling the sale of betel nuts in eastern Uttar Pradesh. The Barai are Hindu, and their tribal deity is Nāg, the snake god.
References
- ^ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 177 to 182 Manohar Publications