Shunri
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Shunri | |
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Kuladevi (female) | Lakshmi |
Religions | Hinduism |
Languages | Bengali |
Populated states | West Bengal |
Population | 317,543 (West Bengal, 2001 census) |
Related groups | Sundhi |
Shunri is a Bengali Hindu caste whose traditional occupation is the distillation and selling of country wine.[1] Shunri is considered as a Scheduled Caste in West Bengal.[2]
Population
In the census of 2001, Shunris numbered 317,543 in West Bengal, consisting of 0.4% of the total population of the state or 0.03% of the total population of India.[citation needed]
Religion
The Shunris are predominantly Vaishnavas. Lakshmi is their titular deity. Thursday being the weekly day of worship of Lakshmi, they used to keep their liquor shops closed. Even today, both the foreign and country liquor shops remain closed on Thursday. On the first day of Magh, they worship Bair Lakshmi with much pomp and grandeur. In the month of Kartik, they worship Kartik. The Shunris keep pigeons as pets, because they believe the flapping of their wings bring good luck to them.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Kundu, Santosh Kumar (2008). Bangali Hindu Jati Parichay [An Introduction of Bengali Hindu Castes] (in Bengali). Kolkata: Presidency Library. pp. 264–265. ISBN 978-81-89466-13-8.
- ^ "Scheduled castes in West Bengal".
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