Panchal#Panchal-Brahmin Status
{{Short description|Indian caste}}
{{about|the Hindu Caste|the ancient Indian kingdom|Panchala}}
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Panchal is a Master Craftsman caste of India. Panchal is a collective term for class of engineers, architects, priests, sculptors and temple builders. They belong to the Vishwakarma sect.{{Cite web |date=10 October 2013 |title=Panchal is Panchal-Brahmin |url=http://haryanascbc.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/1_37_1_NotificationSCBCWebsite.pdf |website=www.haryanascbc.gov.in}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Panchal
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = hin
| languages = Hindi, Punjabi, Haryanvi, Pahadi{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
| religions = Hinduism
| related_groups = Vishwabrahmin
}}
Culture
Panchal, Vishwakarma, Singh, Dhiman, Sharma, Vashista are some of the surnames used by this community.{{Cite book |last=Ballard |first=Roger |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=74ZVFb37zuIC&dq=Dhiman+Brahmin&pg=PA121 |title=Desh Pardesh: The South Asian Presence in Britain |publisher=Hurst |year=1994 |isbn=978-1-85065-091-1 |pages=121}} They maintain clan exogamy as a strict rule for marriage.
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