Jain Communities
Bundelkhand is home to several Jain communities:
- Parwar
- Golapurva
- Golalare
- Taranpanthi (including Samiya, Charanagare and Ayodhyavasi)
- Kathanere
The Khandelwals are originally from Rajasthan, but they have been present in Bundelkhand since ancient times.
Navalsah Chanderia in 1768 in his Vardhamana Purana mentioned 11 communities that were partly Jain. These include
- Grihapati
- Nema
- Asati
A few among them are still jain and follow the Taranpanthi sect.
The Bhadavar region (Bhind, Muraina, Etawah) is adjacent to Bundelkhand and is home to
- Golalare
- Kharaua
- Varaiya
- Padmavati Purwar
- Lamenchu
- Jaiswal
- Golsinghare
- Budhele
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