History
According to the epic stories, the legendary Parshuram, who was said to be an avatar of Vishnu, had vowed vengeance against the kshatriyas (the community of warriors) and had wiped most of the kshatriyas off the earth. This scenario had worried two young princes Bhavsingh and Sarsingh from Saurashtra who had foreseen their dynasty meeting its end. The princes had been directed to appeal to the Hindu Goddess Hinglaj (Durga/Ambaji/Bhavani/Mataji/Kali) at the holy shrine situated on the banks of the Hingol River in Baluchistan near Sindh, now in Pakistan, where the Hindu Goddess assured protection of their dynasty by compelling Parshuram to leave them alone, on the condition that none from their community would confront Parshuram as he too was a son for her. The Bhavsar community was named after these two princes, Bhavsingh and Sarsingh.
As time passed, they gave up the duties of war and a few members from the community started developing skills in stitching and dyeing clothes. These skills enabled them to grow as professional artisans and in turn they became royal tailors and dress designers. These artisans had to travel a lot, as their skills were well known throughout the nation. This community was later called Rangaraju in the regions of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (in Maharastra they are called Maratha Rangaari).
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