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The details about the satwara community are partially incorrect,
1) They are pure vegetarian.
2) They don't marry maternal uncle's daughter, she is considered cousin sister.
3) They don't follow vaishnava sampraday but follow shaivism promoted by adi shankaracharya where main deity is God shiv or mahadev & others are Ram-sita,radha-krishna,ma jagdamba, Ganesh Hanuman.
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Gujarat Unknown: Hindu-Muslim Syncretism and Humanistic Forays J. J. Roy Burman Limited preview - 2005 |
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| Title | Gujarat, Part 3 Gujarat, Anthropological Survey of India People of India, Kumar Suresh Singh Volume 22 of State series |
| Contributors | Kumar Suresh Singh, Rajendra Behari Lal, Anthropological Survey of India |
| Publisher | Popular Prakashan, 2003 |
| ISBN | 8179911063, 9788179911068 |
| Length | 1597 pages |
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