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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 |last=Muthukumar |first=Roshini |date=2020-02-25 |title=The Weavers Of Kanchipuram |url=https://nsoj.in/stories/the-weavers-of-kanchipuram |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=nsoj.in |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Tradition loom works.jpg|thumb|Tradition occupation of Balais<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhatt |first=Hitanshu |title=Handloom Communities of India are Keeping Alive the Weaving Legacy! |url=https://www.localsamosa.com/2023/08/07/handloom-communities-of-india-are-keeping-alive-the-weaving-legacy/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.localsamosa.com |language=en}}</ref>]]'''Weaving''' is the traditional occupation of Balais'''.'''<ref name=":1" />
'''Bhalse''' are the sub group from the caste of balai some of the bhalse's are still doing the work of weaving. Bhalse's are bunkars and belong to the [[Vaishya|'''vaishya (Bania)''']] caste. They are attached with the work of weaving or selling.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
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]
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== Beliefs ==
Balai are [[Hindus]] by religion. They are devotees of [[Durga|Maa Durga]] and Maa [[Kalaratri]].{{cn|date=November 2023}} They also pay tribute to [[Ramdev Pir|Baba Ramdeo Ji]] and consider "[[Kalaratri|KALRATRI]]" as their [[kuldevi]].{{cn|date=November 2023}}
Balais do not marry in their families or within their gotra.{{cn|date=November 2023}} They live in multi-caste villages in their own areas and bury their dead.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
Balais are traditionally non-vegetarian cause they belief in Bali ([[Animal sacrifice in Hinduism|animal sacrifice]]).{{cn|date=November 2023}} Animal sacrifice is the part of worshiping Maa Durga and Kalaratri.{{cn|date=November 2023}} At present most of the people of the community choose to be '''pure [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]].{{cn|date=November 2023}}
== Population ==
According to [[2011 census of India|2011 Census of India]], Rajasthan showed their population as 306,034 contributing 9.11% in state, while there are 2,668,000 in over all country.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
== Language ==
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