Aheer

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Aheer is an alternative name for the Ahir community, a traditional pastoral and agricultural group found primarily in northern and western India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural community
ethnic group
pastoral community
alternativeNameOf Ahir NERFINISHED
associatedWithDeity Krishna NERFINISHED
associatedWithReligion Hinduism NERFINISHED
culturalPractice cow veneration
culturalRegion Braj region NERFINISHED
Mewat region NERFINISHED
foundInCountry India NERFINISHED
foundInState Gujarat NERFINISHED
Haryana NERFINISHED
Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED
Rajasthan NERFINISHED
Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED
hasClanSystem yes
hasLanguage Braj NERFINISHED
Gujarati NERFINISHED
Haryanvi
Hindi
Rajasthani NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryRegion Northern India NERFINISHED
Western India NERFINISHED
hasTraditionalOccupation agriculture
cattle herding
pastoralism
historicalAssociation herdsmen of North India
relatedEthnicGroup Yadav NERFINISHED
socialIdentity pastoral caste
socialStratum Other Backward Class NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomicActivity dairy production
traditionalLifestyle rural
usesSurname Ahir NERFINISHED
Yadav NERFINISHED

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