Khandelwal
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Khandelwal is the name of three separate communities
all originating from the historical Khandela
town in northern Rajasthan
.
Maheshwari
s and Vijayvargiya
(or Bijavargi) communities also trace their origin to Khandela.
- Khandelwal JainSarawagiThe Sarawagi or Saraogi Jain community, meaning a Jain Śrāvaka, is also known as the Khandelwali. They originated from Khandela, a historical town in northern Rajasthan....
, a major Jain community, also known as SarawagiSarawagiThe Sarawagi or Saraogi Jain community, meaning a Jain Śrāvaka, is also known as the Khandelwali. They originated from Khandela, a historical town in northern Rajasthan....
(derived from Shravaka). - Khandelwal Brahmin, a BrahminBrahminBrahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
community - Khandelwal VaishyaKhandelwal VaishyaKhandelwal Vaishya is a Vaishnava community originally from Khandela, a historical town in northern Rajasthan. The Khandelwal Vaishya community can be further subdivided into 72 gotras...
, a Vaishnav vaish trading community
all originating from the historical Khandela
Khandela
Khandela is a city and municipality located within the Sikar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is known to be the place where the Rajputs converted into a Banya clan by name of Maheshwari...
town in northern Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
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Maheshwari
Maheshwari
Maheshwari are a business community of Vaishnava, originating from Khandela, Rajasthan in western India. They are a sub-group within the Marwaris community. The community is found throughout North India.- History & Origin :...
s and Vijayvargiya
Vijayvargiya
Vijayvargia/Vijayvargiya/Vijayvergiya' ' is a merchant community mainly from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.According to tradition, it originated from the historical Khandela town in northern Rajasthan...
(or Bijavargi) communities also trace their origin to Khandela.