Banjara Matrimony is a class of usually ascribed as nomadic people from the Indian state of Rajasthan, North-West Gujarat, and Western Madhya Pradesh and Eastern Sindh province of pre-independence Pakistan. Banjara marriages are happening in Rajasthan, North-West Gujarat, and Western Madhya Pradesh and Eastern Sindh province of our country through Marriage portals. They claim to belong to the clan of Agnivanshi Rajputs, and are also known as Banjari, Pindari, Bangala, Banjori, Banjuri, Brinjari, Lamani, Lamadi, Lambani, Labhani, Lambara, Lavani, Lemadi, Lumadale, Labhani Muka, Goola, Gurmarti, Gormati, Kora, Sugali, Sukali, Tanda, Vanjari, Vanzara,and Wanji Together with the Domba.They are divided in three tribes, Maturia, Labana, and Charan.
The Banjara have spread to Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and other states of India. About half their number speak Lambadi, one of the Rajasthani dialects, while others are native speakers of Hindi, Telugu and other languages dominant in their respective areas of settlement. Languages they speak are Lambadi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Marathi. Total population of Banjara is 5.6 million. Matrimonial Websites have become a part of Marriages in India, providing right matches for people within their own community as well as in other communities too.
The banjaras are grouped into 4 categories called gotras.The gotras are 1. Rathod/Bhukya, 2.Chavan, 3.Amgot/Pawar 4.Jadhav/Vadtya.People falling in the same Gotra don't marry, they are considered brother and sister. If people fall under different gothras and can marry, the term used is Laagach means can marry. The Rahtod/Bhukya Gotra/category has been said to have split into 2 making Banoth as a separate gotra by itself. So some people say there are 5 gotras.Turi (badawat) is also said to be an additional gotra. It means there are 6 gotras can be said. Banjara matches are shown by various online Indian Matrimony websites.
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