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Bania (also spelled Baniya, Banija, Banya, Vaniya, Vani, Vania, and Vanya) [1] is a mercantile caste primarily from the Indian states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, with significant diasporic communities in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra (particularly Mumbai) and northern states of India.
Hari Das Baniya, a prominent Vaishnav Saint during the 16th-century, was a devotee and a very close disciple of Srimanta Sankardeva. Hari Das Bania Ata later took patronage at the Barpeta Satra although he originally belonged to Nagaon. He played a significant role in the Vaishnav movement led by Srimanta Samkardeva.
Baniya or Bania (Nepali: बानियाँ) is a surname of people belonging to the Hindu Chhetri (Kshatriya caste) of Nepal. [1] The alternate spelling of Bania is used by Chhetris [ 2 ] and in India ( Hindi : बनिया ).
Bhavsar or "Bhawsar" is a caste of warriors or also known as Kshatriya. As time passed, the Bhavsar community was made up of community involved in Calico printing business. In Gujarat, Bhavsar are also known as Baniya (Vaniya) as the Bhavsar community has a long history of trading in textile, agriculture and other retail businesses.
Baniya or Bania may refer to: Bania (caste), also spelled Baniya, an Indian caste group; Banias, a location in the Golan Heights, ancient Paneas; Baniya (surname), a surname found among Nepali communities; Baniyas, a town on the Syrian coast, ancient Balanea
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Vijayvargiya (also Vijayvargia, Vijayvergiya, Vijaywargiya, Vijayvergia, Vijay) is a merchant or (Vaishya-Baniya) community mainly from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. According to tradition, it originated from the historical Khandela town in northern Rajasthan. [1] [2] Maheshwaris and Khandelwal communities also trace their origin to Khandela.
Mahawar Vaishya [1] is a category of Marwari Bania caste of the Hindu religion. They are general category and mostly based in Alwar, Gurugram, Jaipur, Mathura, Mandi Govind Garh, Rewari, Hasanpur and also across India and abroad. They believe in Hinduism, Vaishnav and Sanatan Dharma and are called Vaishnav Bania. They are not devotees of a ...