Banjaran women
Their customs, language and dress indicate they originated from Rajasthan.
They live in settlements called thandas. They lived in zupada (hut). Now many
of them live in cities. They have a unique culture and dance form. On many
occasions they gather, sing and dance.
Their traditional occupation is nomadic cattle herding. Now they are slowly
moving into agriculture and trade.
The accurate history of Lambanis or Lambadis or Banjaras is not known but
the general opinion among them is that they fought for Prithvi
Raj Chauhan against Muhammad of Ghor. The trail of the
Lambadi/Banjara can be verified from their language, Lambadi borrows words from
Rajasthani, Gujarati,
Marathi
and the local language of the area they belong to.
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