Bari (caste)

Bari are one of Hindu Caste of India. They are mostly spread across Northern India. [1]

They belongs to chhatriya clans and placed with all clean castes ,they belongs to vari as water lords and devottee of Lord Vishnu as their deity.Their traditional occupation was making leaf plate for temples not for everyone .[2] They are described by Russel & Hiralal as household servants for kingdom and makers of leaf plates for temples , from whom Brahmins accept water.[2] They practice Hindu rituals and worship Surya.[2] In hierarchy of Hindu caste system, they are counted as clean caste but not high status.[3]

Bari are listed as other backward caste in Orissa and spread in districts of Sundergarh, Khurda, Balasore. Those residing in Orissa mostly speak Bhojpuri language .[4] They are listed as other backward Caste in Madhya Pradesh,[5] Rajasthan.[6] Maharashtra,[7][8] Uttar Pradesh,[9] Bihar,[10] Jharkhand,[11] Chhattisgarh also.

References

1. Gahlot, Sukhvir Singh; Dhar, Banshi (1989). Castes and Tribes of Rajasthan. Jain Brothers. p. 159. ISBN 978-81-85287-00-3. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
2. Singh, K. S.; India, Anthropological Survey of (1998). India's Communities. Oxford University Press. pp. 304–06. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
3. Srivastava, Sahab Lal (1974). Folk Culture and Oral Tradition: A Comparative Study of Regions in Rajasthan and Eastern U.P. Abhinav Publications. pp. 52–57. ISBN 978-0-88386-287-2. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
4. "Bari". www.scstrti.in. SCSTRTI. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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6. "List of SC ST" (PDF). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
7. "CENTRAL LIST MAHARASHTRA SC ST OBC" (PDF). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
8. "SC ST ACT 1965" (PDF). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
9. "Central list of OBCs for the state of Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). bcmbcmw.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
10. "Central list of OBCs for the state of Bihar" (PDF). bcmbcmw.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
11. "Jharkhnad ST ST Central List" (PDF). Retrieved 20 April 2021.