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the Agarwals, the Varshneys, the Khandelwals, the Mathurs, the Oswals, Aroras,Rastogis, Lohanas and the Maheshwaris of the north; the Arya Vysyas of the south; and the Ambanis, Sarabhais, Beesa Neema, Dasa Neema, Dasore, Parekhs and Patidars of the west. Some jātis are of mixed heritage. For example, according to legend, the Agrawals trace their origin to the Kshatriya Sun Dynasty who later adopted Vaisya tradition

jati is the Indian word for caste

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