The Dhangars are caste of people found in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Madhya Pradesh . They are referred to as dhangar in southern Maharashtra, Goa and northern Karnataka, Golla in Andhra Pradesh and Kuruba in Karnataka[1][2] and Gavli Dhangars in northern Maharashtra (Khandesh region).[3][4][5][6] Some Gavlis live in forested hill tracts of India's Western Ghats.[3] However, there are many distinct Gavli castes in Maharashtra and Dhangar Gavli is one of them.[7][8][9]
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