The Bhagirathi Mali is a caste in India, caste in North India, specially in western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttrakhand. They claim to be descendants of the Ikshvaku dynasty king Sagara (Vedic king), Sagara and the Suryavansha king Bhagiratha, whom the community is named after King Harishchandra and Lord Rama were also born in this dynasty. Over time, there were many changes in the Mali society. With the passage of time, they made farming their way of living. Now they engage in business and farming, growing vegetables in their fields mainly.
[Census of India, 1961, Volume 14, Issue 5, page 7 By India. Office of the Registrar General] Due to growing vegetables in the fields, some of them are also called Mali, but which is different from reality. The case is not distinct from both the Mali and the Bhagirathi Mali castes actually.
See also
* Shakya
References
Social groups of Uttar Pradesh
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