Bhumihar Community

We are also called Babhans which is the Pali word for Brahmins. We are mostly found in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh. We have been land-owning Brahmins who came to own land through royal grants ...

The ceremonies associated with a Brahmin wedding are elaborate and usually spread across five days. First, the bride and bridegroom are made to sit under a canopy, usually with twelve pillars. In the old days, it functioned as a shelter from the heat of the sun.