Oswals

In the Central Provinces the principal deity of the Oswals is the Jain Tirthakar Parasnath, and they spend large sums in the erection of splendid temples.

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The Oswals 'lifestyle aside, Otarian's logic is squishy at best.

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The Oswals are building a $70million mansion that will include a 17-car garage.

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Parwar Banias, [160] and Oswals generally can marry with other good

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The large majority of the Oswals are Jain by religion, but a few are

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Though Jains the Oswals perform their weddings by walking round the sacred fire and observe certain Hindu rites, including the worship of the god Ganpati.

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Thus the Oswals, though Jains, continue to employ Marwari Brahmans as their family priests.

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Agarwala, or Agarwala Bania, are names equally applied to designate this subcaste, and similarly with the Oswals and

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Tod states that the Oswals are all of pure Rajput descent, of no single tribe, but chiefly Panwars, Solankis and Bhattis.

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[169] The two highest sections of the Oswal Banias are called Sri Srimal and Srimal, and it is possible that further investigation might show the Srimals and Oswals to have been originally of one stock.

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