Vanza
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Vanza also spelt as Wanza sometimes, is a Hindu Khatri artisan community from Gujarat state of India. The main occupation of the community is of weaving, dyeing and also tailoring -Darzi works.[1][2][3] Outside India, the caste has diaspora and caste associations in nations like Kenya,[4][5][6] Uganda,[7] United Kingdom,[8] and Canada. They worship Hinglaj as their kuldevi and many are followers of Pushtimarg sect of Hinduism.
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[edit | edit source]- ^ India. Office of the Registrar General. Census of India, 1961: Gujarat. Manager of Publications; 1970.|=quote Since last two to three centuries Brahmakshatriyas, Muslim Khatris, Garala, Bhavsar and Vanza communities have been engaged in the dyeing
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- ^ Pascale Herzig. South Asians in Kenya: Gender, Generation and Changing Identities in Diaspora. LIT Verlag Münster; 2006. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. p. 168–.
- ^ Kenya Gazette. 13 February 2004. p. 275.
- ^ Cynthia Salvadori. Through open doors: a view of Asian cultures in Kenya. Kenway Publications; 1989. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. p. 115–115.
- ^ East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation. Regional Director, Uganda. Post Office Directory of Private Box and Private Bag Renters, Uganda. East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation; 1973. p. 88.
- ^ Religions in the UK: A Multi-faith Directory. University of Derby; 1993. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. p. 258.