Banaphar

Banaphar
Religions Hinduism
Languages Hindi and Braj Bhasa

Banaphar is a clan that claims to belong to the Yaduvanshi lineage of Rajput. According to Alf Hiltebeitel, Udal (and the rest of the Banaphars), like Krishna, is susceptible to "mean caste" slurs and slights because of his combined Rajput and Ahir background.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Hiltebeitel, Alf (2009). Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits. University of Chicago Press. p. 163. ISBN 9780226340555.


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