Kansakar
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Kansakār or Kasāh is a Nepalese caste group belonging to the Newar community of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. In Sanskrit, Kansakar means bronze worker, and their traditional occupation has been meta
Kansakar Gunla Bajan band performing at Kathmandu Durbar Square.
Kel Tol road sign
Bania (Newar caste)
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Newari Banias are a Bania caste from the Newar community of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. The name Bania is derived from the Sanskrit word vaṇij; by preference, Bania.
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…trading. Today, they are merchants, industrialists and professionals. They are part of the Urāy (उराय्) group which includes Tuladhar, Tamrakar, Sthapit, Bania, Sindurakar, Selalik and other castes. The Urāy are a community of high-caste Buddhist merchants, and their family names indicate artisan and mercantile…
Banras (Banias), subdivision of Newars, Nepal
Itum Bahal, Kathmandu. The surrounding area is a traditional Bania neighborhood.