Ganiga is a caste found in the state of Karnataka, India. They were originally oil pressers and also oil-mongers in the Mysore region of Karnataka.[1] They add the title Shetti to their name.[2]
Ganiga men used to wear sacred thread.[3] They hold themselves to be high class Vaishyas and did not eat food cooked by anyone other than Havyaka Brahmins.[4] They employed Havyaka Brahmins to perform their chief ceremonies and their religious teacher is the chief of smárta monastery at Sringeri.[5] They are classified as OBC in India's system of positive discrimination.[6]
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[edit]- ^ Bageshree, S. (19 December 2012). "When a well-oiled system came to a halt". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ka'nara (2 pts.). Government Central Press. 1883.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ka'nara (2 pts.). Government Central Press. 1883.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ka'nara (2 pts.). Government Central Press. 1883.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ka'nara (2 pts.). Government Central Press. 1883.
- ^ "Central List of OBCs - State: Karnataka". National Commission for Backward Classes. 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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