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The '''Balai''', '''Raj Balai''', '''Balahi''' '''or Bunkar\Sutarkar''' are found in the states of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nesfield |first=John Collinson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nuU-AAAAYAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA25&dq=bunkar+balai+caste&hl=en |title=Brief View of the Caste System of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh: Together with an Examination of the Names and Figures Shown in the Census Report, 1882, Being an Attempt to Classify on a Functional Basis All the Main Castes of the United Provinces, and to Explain Their Gradations of Rank and the Process of Their Formation. 28th February, 1885 |date=1885 |publisher=North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=K. S. |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ&newbks=0&dq=meghwal%20balai&pg=PA1092#v=onepage&q=balai%5C%20balahi&f=false |title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles |date=1996 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-0-19-563357-3 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=General |first=India Office of the Registrar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ibzElgStAFkC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=Raj+balai&q=raj+Balai&hl=en |title=Census of India, 1961 |date=1962 |publisher=Manager of Publications |pages=Page no. 14 ( Sutarkars mention themselves as bunkars) |language=en}}</ref>▼
{{Infobox caste
|caste_name=Balai or Balahi
|caste_name_in_local=
|varna=Shudra
|image=Tradition loom works.jpg
|caption=Traditional occupation of Balais
|religions=Hinduism
|languages=Nimadi, Dhundari, Marwadi, Punjabi, Kashmiri and Gujarati
|country=India
|related=[[Salvi (caste)|Salvi]], [[Meghwal]], [[Koli people|Koli]]
|state=Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh
}}
▲The '''Balai''', '''Raj Balai''', '''Balahi''' '''or Bunkar\Sutarkar''' are found in the states of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nesfield |first=John Collinson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nuU-AAAAYAAJ
== Balai as Weaver ==
Balai is the bad pronounastion of hindi word "बुनाई", the word "Balai" itself is mean to weaving <ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Mayer |first=Adrian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bMPLEAAAQBAJ
According to [[Hindu texts]] all the [[Weaving|weaver]] in [[Hindu religion]] are the descendants of [[Mrikanda|Rishi Mrikanda]] who was born in the clan of '''[[Bhrigu|Bhrigu Rishi]]'''.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-01 |title=Mrekand: The Divine Artisan - Unveiling The Hindu God Of Weaving {{!}} The Indosphere |url=https://theindosphere.com/religion/mrekand-the-hindu-god-of-weaving/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hinduism |first=Glorious |date=2019-07-02 |title=The Powerful Bhrigu Rishi |url=https://glorioushinduism.com/2019/07/01/bhrigu/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=Glorious Hinduism |language=en-US}}</ref>Mrikanda is known as the father of modern weaving, He is also venerated as the father of [[Markandeya]], the rishi (sage) who is featured extensively in the [[Markandeya Purana]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Markandeya – Vyasa Mahabharata |url=https://www.vyasaonline.com/encyclopedia/markandeya/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rajagopalachari |first=C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GlXMDwAAQBAJ
similar : The Kanjeevaram Silk Weavers are also considered as descendants of Rishi Markanda, who was considered to be the ''weaver of the clothes that Gods themselves wore.'' In this way it can be said that all the weaver communities in Hinduism associated with rishi mrikanda too.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-26 |title=Everything you need to know about the six-yard wonder Kanjeevaram |url=https://khinkhwab.com/blogs/news/kanjeevaram-silk-sarees-the-six-yard-beauties |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Khinkhwab |language=en}}</ref>
'''Bunker''' is the sub group from the caste of balai some of the bunker's are still doing the work of weaving and they belong to the
caste. They are attached with the work of weaving or selling.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Jacksonville |first=Florida State College at |title=Caste System in Ancient India |url=https://fscj.pressbooks.pub/worldreligions/chapter/caste-system-in-ancient-india/ |journal=Caste System in Ancient India |language=en}}</ref> == Balai as Jain ==
[[Jainism|Jain Shravak Sangha]] had preached among the Balai community in 1964 near Ratlam in village Guradia. Acharya Nanalal Maharaj from Jain Shravak Sangha gave '''Dharampal Jain Samaj''' to the balai community in the name of ''Lord Dharmanath'', who was among the Tirthankaras of Jain society. Currently 1.25 lakh people of Malviya and Gujarati Balai community across the country have become Dharampal Jains.[https://www.bhaskar.com/latest-nagda-news-061503-1642471.html/#:~:text=%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A5%A4%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gururaghvendra.com |date=2023-05-07 |title=जैन धर्म के देवत्व की अवधारणा भाग- प्रथम Jain Dharm ke Devatv Kee Avadharana Bhag Pratham… |url=https://medium.com/@raghvendrachaurasia04/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%AE-jain-dharm-ke-devatv-kee-avadharana-bhag-pratham-c1a6b575813f |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Śānti (Muni.) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u94cAAAAMAAJ
== Balai as Raj Balai ==
Historically the Raj Balais are said to be [[Royal Administration of Merovingian and Carolingian Dynasties|royal messengers]], they used to convey messages from one [[Monarchy|kingdom]] to another kingdom at the ancient times . '[[Wiktionary:राज|Raj]]' is the synonym Royal therefore the Balais who was engaged in such royal services called Raj Balais. <ref>{{Cite book |last=General |first=India Office of the Registrar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ibzElgStAFkC
== Beliefs ==
Balai are [[Hindus]] by religion. They are devotees of [[Durga|Maa Durga]], [[Chamunda|Maa Chamunda]] and Maa [[Kalaratri]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hinduism Basics |url=https://www.hinduamerican.org/hinduism-basics/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Hindu American Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> They also pay tribute to [[Ramdev Pir|Baba Ramdeo Ji]] and consider "[[Kalaratri|KALRATRI]]" as their [[kuldevi]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Beliefs of Hinduism (article) {{!}} India |url=https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/south-east-se-asia/india-art/a/beliefs-of-hinduism |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Khan Academy |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=K. S. |url=https://books.google.
Balais are traditionally non-vegetarian cause they belief in Bali ([[Animal sacrifice in Hinduism|animal sacrifice]]).<ref name=":1" /> Animal sacrifice is the part of worshiping Maa Durga and Kalaratri.<ref name=":2" /> At present most of the people of the community choose to be '''pure [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]].'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Center |first=Pew Research |date=2021-06-29 |title=7. Religious practices |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/06/29/religious-practices-2/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project |language=en-US}}</ref>
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== Other ==
* Sometimes balai is also referred as [[Kabirpanthi Julaha#:~:text=The Kabirpanthi Julaha are a,They are followers of Kabirdas.&text=They are classified as an,Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.|Julaha]] and [[Meghwal]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Commons |first=Great Britain Parliament House of |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n71DAQAAMAAJ
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