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Jharra Chhetri (/ˈʒərrɑː/; are the subgroup of the Chhetri caste who are socio-religiously considered the pure among all Chhetri subcastes. They are historically indo aryan people with concept of racial purity. Jharra Chhetri wear the six threaded Janai (sacred thread). Although Khatri chhetri and Matwali chhetris or pawai chhetri outnumber Jharras but almost all Notable people from chhetri community are exclussively Jharras likeBasnet/Basnyat,Thapa,karki kunwar khadka Budathoki katwal mahat and soon . Jharra Chhetri are Kshatriya in Hindu Social status. They follow Bartaman ceremony and proclaim a caste-based supremacy over other Kshatriya communities like Thakuri and pawei khasa Chhetri based on the socio-religious gradation of purity. Most of them were historically warriors' nobility ru

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  • Jharra Chhetri (/ˈʒərrɑː/; are the subgroup of the Chhetri caste who are socio-religiously considered the pure among all Chhetri subcastes. They are historically indo aryan people with concept of racial purity. Jharra Chhetri wear the six threaded Janai (sacred thread). Although Khatri chhetri and Matwali chhetris or pawai chhetri outnumber Jharras but almost all Notable people from chhetri community are exclussively Jharras likeBasnet/Basnyat,Thapa,karki kunwar khadka Budathoki katwal mahat and soon . Jharra Chhetri are Kshatriya in Hindu Social status. They follow Bartaman ceremony and proclaim a caste-based supremacy over other Kshatriya communities like Thakuri and pawei khasa Chhetri based on the socio-religious gradation of purity. Most of them were historically warriors' nobility ruler's administrator or government official as their surname suggest. Jharra chhetris with heterogenous surnames they are also called as Bahuthariya For eg. Thapa ( Bagale/Lamichhane/godar/suyal/puwar) Karki (mudula/lama/sutar) Basnet(khaptari/shripali/khulal) Khadka(Kalikote/puwar/khulal) whereas those with homogenous and considered as "Ekthariyas" like Rayamaji Katwal Raut kunwar etc. They are mostly decendants of different rank holding Indo-aryan people in different feudal kingdoms of Medivial himalayas . Jharra chhetris are strict tagadhari hindus to the extent that Jharras who consumed alcohol and pork were even degreaded to Matwali Chhetri and robbed from Jharra status. Although it was present only in past and now it's not seen any more थापा तथा रावत क्षेत्री समाज in dang was made to go against this . (en)
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  • Jharrā (en)
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  • Subcaste of Chhetri (en)
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  • Basnet/Basnyat,Bista/Bisht, Bohra, Budhathoki, Chauhan, Karki, Katwal, Khadka, Kunwar, Mahat, Rawal, Rawat, Rayamajhi, Thapa (en)
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  • Tagadhari castes (en)
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  • Bahuthariya (en)
  • Ekthariya (en)
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  • Jharra Chhetri (/ˈʒərrɑː/; are the subgroup of the Chhetri caste who are socio-religiously considered the pure among all Chhetri subcastes. They are historically indo aryan people with concept of racial purity. Jharra Chhetri wear the six threaded Janai (sacred thread). Although Khatri chhetri and Matwali chhetris or pawai chhetri outnumber Jharras but almost all Notable people from chhetri community are exclussively Jharras likeBasnet/Basnyat,Thapa,karki kunwar khadka Budathoki katwal mahat and soon . Jharra Chhetri are Kshatriya in Hindu Social status. They follow Bartaman ceremony and proclaim a caste-based supremacy over other Kshatriya communities like Thakuri and pawei khasa Chhetri based on the socio-religious gradation of purity. Most of them were historically warriors' nobility ru (en)
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  • Jharra Chhetri (en)
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