Dhadhor

Dhadhor or Dharhor is a subcaste of the Hindu Ahir (Yadav) caste in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1] They are divided into various clans (section) and lineages.[2]

This article is about the community of India. For the village, see Dhador.

Culture

Lorikayan is sung by Dhadhor Ahirs in Bhojpuri and Awadhi dialect, it is a folk song of veer rasa where events from the life of Lorik are described.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. Pradesh (India), Uttar (1988). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Muzaffarnagar. Government of Uttar Pradesh.
  2. Coccari, Diane Marjorie (1986). The Bir Babas of Banaras: An Analysis of a Folk Deity in North Indian Hinduism. University of Wisconsin--Madison.
  3. Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.
  4. Coccari, Diane Marjorie (1986). The Bir Babas of Banaras: An Analysis of a Folk Deity in North Indian Hinduism. University of Wisconsin--Madison.

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