Clans
Dhangars areKshatriyas. Kshatriyas have three Castes. TheRajputs,
Marathas and Dhangars. Rajputs mainly had their Kingdoms in North
India, the Marathas in Maharashtra and Dhangars in Karnataka. Rajputs
have 36 Clans, Marathas have 96 Clans and Dhangars have 32 Clans. A
caste is generally divided into exogamous groups based on the same
gotras (गोत), and defined by the mutual interaction among its members.
The two most common of these relationships are:
•"Roti" (bread): dining together.
•"Beti" (daughter): intermarrying together.
Originally these castes were one and had mutual interactions of "Roti",
"Beti" amongst them.
