Bania (Newar caste)
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Bania (Newar caste)
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Newari Banias are a Bania caste from the Newar community of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. The name Bania is derived from the Sanskrit word vanijya (merchant); by preference, Bania (caste). Banias belong to the Urāy group which includes Tuladhar, Kansakar, Tamrakar, Sthapit, Sindurakar, Selalik and other castes. They speak Nepal Bhasa as a mother tongue and follow Newar Buddhism.
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Subcastes Buddhist Newar
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bania_(Newar_caste)
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2023-01-27T20:41:00Z
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