Panchal

Indian caste

Panchal is a Master Craftsman caste of India. Panchal is a collective term for class of engineers, architects, priests, sculptors and temple builders. They belong to the Vishwakarma sect [1]

Ethnic group
Panchal
Languages
Hindi, Punjabi, Haryanvi, Pahadi[citation needed]
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Vishwabrahmin

Culture

Panchal, Vishwakarma, Singh, Dhiman, Sharma, Vashista are some of the surnames used by this community.[2] They maintain clan exogamy as a strict rule for marriage.

See also

  • Lord Vishwakarma
  • Vishwakarma Caste

References

  1. ^ "Panchal is Panchal-Brahmin" (PDF). www.haryanascbc.gov.in. 10 October 2013.
  2. ^ Ballard, Roger (1994). Desh Pardesh: The South Asian Presence in Britain. Hurst. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-85065-091-1.