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{{About|Vishwakarma community of Indian state of [[Rajasthan, Goa]] |Iyengar title|Iyengar}} |
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'''Vishwakarma Manu Maya''' is a [[Brahmin]] [[artisan]] [[Indian caste system|caste]] of India. The community is also known as '''Chari''' in Goa. |
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==Position in Goa== |
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They are the traditional Hindu carpenter in Goa.The Chari is corrupt form of the word [[Acharya]] which means the teacher of religion. Surname Acharya is still present in Chari in some part of south India. Those Chari who has left Goa long ago has a surname as Charya .So in short Chari derived from Acharya -Charya- Chari. Since Portuguese have ruled Goa for 450 years, the surname Chari is only present in Goa. They are also referred as ‘Sutar’ which has derived from Sanskrit word ‘Sutradhar’ which means the designer in Ancient India. Sometimes they are referred as ‘mest’ or ‘thavoi’{{ref label|a|a|none}}<ref name=goa>{{cite book|last=Sinai Dhume|first=Anant Ramkrishna|title=The cultural history of Goa from 10000 B.C.-1352 A.D.|year=1986|publisher=Ramesh Anant S. Dhume, 1986|pages=355 pages(see page 37)}}</ref> |
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which means carpenter & stapathi respectively. Those who were good artist were called as ‘Fishal’. For some Chari Portuguese gave surname as Zo which means artist. |
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[[Afonso de Albuquerque]], the first Portuguese governor general of Goa has referred in one of his letters that guns manufactured by the blacksmith (Chari) in Goa are better than those made in Germany. A century later the Viceroy D.Jeronymo dl Azevedo banned the manufacture of guns in village of Cuncoli or anywhere in Salcete under penalty of four years in the galleys and even hanging.<ref>"Shilpakar" by V. V. Chari,an article on Souvenir published by Sri Ram Seva Sangha, Mayade(2009)</ref> In Goa they played an important role in history. There were also many temples in Goa. Portuguese destroyed more than thousands of temples, out of which some had marvelous beauty. Chari being an artist most of the temples were done by them. So in goan society they had much importance. They have been given rights in many of temples of Goa as sevekari. Without Chari many of rituals performed in temples cannot complete. |
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Vishwakarma means Sons of Lion. |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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*Roberts, A.E. (1909). Visvakarma and his descendants. Calcutta: All-India Vishvakarma Brahman Mahasabha. |
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*Dr.Gnanananda, G. (Ed.) (1981). Sri Visvakarmayaya bhushanam (Kannada) original by K.P. Dixit (1878). KGF: Jnana Bhandara.Kashyapa Shilpa Shastram,Brahmeeya Chitra Karma Shastram. |
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*Sharma, A.S. (1989). Visvakarma Smaj ka sankshipt itihas (short history of Vishvakarma Society). New Delhi: Visvakarma Institute of Research and Education. |
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*Rathkaradhikaranam, Jaimini’sbook on Rathakara Brahmins- original Sanskrit text by His holy Sri Kanuparti Basavcharya Swami & English translation &pub. By Dr. Pedapaty Nageshwar Rao,Hydrabad A.P. |
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*Vishwabrahmakulotsaha i.e. History of Vishwabrahmins by Sri Balashastri Kshirsagar, Pune |
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{{Ethnic and social groups of Goa and Konkan}} |
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[[Category:Social groups of Goa]] |
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[[Category:Vishwakarma]] |
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