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The Rabari people (also known as Desai, Rabari, Raika, and Dewasi people) are an ethnic group from the Rajasthan also found in Gujarat Kutch region.


Origin Myth

The Rabari
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of origin is kshatriya that Shiva put them on earth to tend to the camels owned by Parvati. Rabaris claim to be originally from Iran, travelling via Afghanistan to Balochistan, ( Pakistan), where there still is a temple of the Charani Goddess Hinglaj who they worship. According to Sigrid Westphal-Helbusch, the significant migrations of Rabaris took place between 12th to
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, when they moved from Marwar to
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( Pakistan) and Kutch. The migrations of Rabaris in fact follow similar paths as that of Rajputs and
Charans Charan (IAST: Cāraṇ; Sanskrit: चारण; Gujarati: ચારણ; Urdu: ارڈ; IPA: cɑːrəɳə) is a caste in South Asia natively residing in the Rajasthan and Gujarat states of India, as well as the Sindh and Balochistan provinces of ...
, two other migrant group in this region, indicating intertwined histories. Westphal-Helbusch ascribes the goddess worship traditions of Rabaris to the
Charan Charan ( IAST: Cāraṇ; Sanskrit: चारण; Gujarati: ચારણ; Urdu: ارڈ; IPA: cɑːrəɳə) is a caste in South Asia natively residing in the Rajasthan and Gujarat states of India, as well as the Sindh and Balochistan provinces ...
influence.


References


Bibliography

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Further reading

* * Mirella Ferrera, People of the world. Published by VMB publisher 13100 Vercelli, Italy 2005 * Modern nomads Social groups of Gujarat Maldhari communities Social groups of Rajasthan {{Social groups of Rajasthan