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Balai means weaver.The Balai, Bhalse, Balahi or Bhalay is found in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in India. the bhalse are the upper group from the caste of balai some of the bhalse's are still doing the work of weaving The Bhalse's are bunkars and belong to the vaishya (Bania) caste they are usually found in madhyapradesh, rajasthan they make and sell clothes and are attached with the work of weaving.

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  • Balai means weaver.The Balai, Bhalse, Balahi or Bhalay is found in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in India. the bhalse are the upper group from the caste of balai some of the bhalse's are still doing the work of weaving The Bhalse's are bunkars and belong to the vaishya (Bania) caste they are usually found in madhyapradesh, rajasthan they make and sell clothes and are attached with the work of weaving. Acharya Shri Nanesh, the eighth Acharya of Sadhumargi Jain Shravak Sangha had preached among the Balai community in 1963 near Ratlam. His followers are called Dharmapal. Alot of them are follower of Lalgir, the venerable founder saint of a religious sect, call themselves 'Alakhgirs' and shrine of Sitala mata (smallpox goddess) can be found in their settlement and they observe nine day festival in her honour. They also pay tribute to Baba Ramdeo Ji. According to 2011 Census of India, Uttar Pradesh showed the Balai population as 1200, whilst that in Rajasthan, there are 306,034 Balais constituting 9.11 per cent of its total Scheduled Caste population and form the third largest group of the Dalits in state. In all of the states they are listed as Scheduled Caste. Despite occasional errors in the literature, they do not speak a distinct language. They speak the Nimadi language. There is no distinct Balai language, despite one being assigned an ISO bhx. (en)
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  • Balai means weaver.The Balai, Bhalse, Balahi or Bhalay is found in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in India. the bhalse are the upper group from the caste of balai some of the bhalse's are still doing the work of weaving The Bhalse's are bunkars and belong to the vaishya (Bania) caste they are usually found in madhyapradesh, rajasthan they make and sell clothes and are attached with the work of weaving. (en)
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