A collection of endogamous subgroups known as jatis ("birth") served as the paradigm for old Indian society.
The group's hereditary occupation, over which each group held a monopoly, was how these jatis were structured (and how their social rank was decided).
The Dhangars were a Hindu jati whose ancestral vocation was herding sheep and goats in ancient central Indian culture.
They are especially linked with the Maharashtra state.
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